UTKCG Temporary Merchandise Associate- Volshop Distribution Center

The University of Tennessee's Career Gateway is looking to fill the Temporary Merchandise Associate at the Volshop Distribution Center. Through temporary assignment placements, Career Gateway allows the opportunity to work with various departments while gaining valuable work experience. Each assignment has differing pay rates, work schedules, and lengths of assignments. The length of assignments is subject to change. Please see the job specifics below and if you have any questions, please email careergateway@utk.edu.

Please note that Career Gateway temporary positions do not have benefits, annual leave, or sick leave accrual.

Pay Rate: $15.00/hour

Position Schedule: Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as needed!

Potential Shift Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM, and 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Position Length: As long as needed, seasonal.

This position would start as soon as possible.

Job Responsibilities:

• Loading and unloading trucks from various trucking companies.
• Sorting boxes by purchase order number.
• The majority of the merchandise is hand unloading a box at a time.
• Freight is unloaded with a pallet jack or forklift: however, a box count has to be done sorting merchandise, verifying stock numbers, quantity and pricing of merchandise.
• Verifying Volshop merchandise with purchase orders for accuracy.
• Picks and packs general merchandise for online order fulfillment orders in a warehouse setting.
• Must be able to lift, bend and stoop.
• Attention to detail is required.
• This will be under the direction the the Order Fulfillment Manager

Qualifications:

Key Areas of Responsibility

Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience:

• Less than 1 year