Warehouse Shipping and Receiving Associate

🚛 Shipping Associate

Build. Move. Deliver. Grow Your Career with First United and SafeWay.

Are you hands-on, safety-focused, and energized by fast-paced work? Do you take pride in accuracy, teamwork, and getting the job done right the first time? First United is hiring to support our growing operations and keep our products moving safely and on time.

Whether you’re starting out or ready to lead, we offer clear advancement opportunities, skill-based progression, and a workplace where quality and safety come first.

This role will require driving, making local deliveries from time to time based on business needs. Qualified candidates will have a clean MVR and the ability to drive in a company vehicle.

• Move, stack, and load overhead garage doors, hardware, and related products for shipment

• Use forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, racking, and hands-on loading techniques

• Ensure all products are correct, secure, and damage-free before shipment

• Follow safe lifting, loading, and operating procedures

• Keep the dock and warehouse clean, organized, and efficient

• Work as part of a team to meet daily shipping deadlines

Perfect for dependable, hard-working team players who enjoy physical work.

• Pull and push product carts from the warehouse floor to the dock

• Hand-load verified doors and products into trailers and trucks

• Lift, stack, and pack doors, track, hardware, and openers

• Secure loads using foam, load bars, or poles

• Read and understand letters and numbers to verify product

• Learn proper loading techniques and safety standards

For experienced associates ready to take on more responsibility.

• Spot and position trailers scheduled for daily loading

• Direct team members on staging and loading by route

• Understand load size, quantity, and trailer capacity

• Ensure loads are properly secured and balanced

• Operate forklifts (certification required)

• Support quality, safety, and dock organization
   

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

Certifications

• Forklift Certification preferred

• Preferred for Level I

Key Competencies

• Quality-Driven: Detail-oriented and committed to accuracy

• Sense of Urgency: Works efficiently and meets deadlines

• Team-Focused: Supports company values and helps others succeed

• Ability to stand, walk, squat, kneel, and reach throughout the shift

• Regular lifting and maneuvering of up to 50 lbs, including overhead

• Frequent use of hands and arms to handle materials

• Vision abilities including close, distance, and focus adjustment

• Warehouse and dock setting with moving mechanical parts

• Moderate noise levels

• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles

• Safety-first culture with strong teamwork

• Physically active work—no desk required

• Be part of a company that values quality, accountability, and growth

SWD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status. All employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications and business needs.

We offer full benefits Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Retirement plan, weekly pay and more.

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