Warehouse Packer

Job ID: 246757

Date posted: 05/07/2024

Who you are

• You are enthusiastic about work and working with others in a team
• You have strong communication skills and desire to work with other team members
• You have a strong attention to detail
• You can prioritize, are disciplined, show initiative and have a flexible attitude
• You’ve worked with material handling equipment before (or are very open to learning!)
• You are computer savvy and generally comfortable with technology (and can easily learn new software and systems)
• You have about 6-month work experience in a high-volume environment where you dealt with replenishment and receiving (warehouse experience is a strong asset but not necessary)
• You are totally cool working in a physically demanding, fast-paced, work environment

Your responsibilities

• Always aware of customers when on the shop floor, prioritizing their requests and needs, giving suggestions even when engaged in other tasks
• Looking for more effective ways of working to reduce costs
• Pack, scan and label completed items for shipment or storage
• Follow all company guidelines regarding packaging to ensure items arrive at their destination
• Identify and dispose of defective items before they are shipped to customers
• Properly use packaging materials, including hand tools, glues, nails, padding, etc
• Keep complete records of all materials that go through the warehouse
• Supporting the team and with additional duties, as required

Together as a team

We’re the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you’ve wonder who’s responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that’s us. We’re passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!

Why you will love us

Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:

• Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
• RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
• Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
• Parental leave
• Bereavement leave
• Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

The starting rate/salary for this position is $ _____
The starting rate/salary for this position ranges from $ _____ to $ _____ and will be based on relevant work experience.

P.S. In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Goods Flow Co-Worker