World Vision is hiring a Warehouse Specialist

00 At a Glance

Role: Warehouse Specialist

Required experience: High School/GED or equivalent. One year of warehouse or related work experience. Exceptional customer service skills. Able to lift up to 75 pounds. Must have knowledge of MS Office Suite. Enjoys working in a team environment. Experience operating a forklift – stand up or sit-down and certification, strongly preferred.

Salary Range: $ 16.08 - $22.39/hr. Applies to locations with a market similar to our U.S. HQ in the Greater Seattle area. A different range may apply based on your work location. Typical hiring range is $17.00 - $19.25/hour. Job offers within the range are based on relevant job qualifications and pay equity. See Salary Range & Benefits section below for more details on our compensation and benefits. World Vision employees see our Salary Administration Guidelines and My Life My Benefits pages on our organization intranet known as The Vine.

Location: East Hartford, CT 06108. Must be able to work on-site.

Company size: 900+ (World Vision USA) / 34,000+ worldwide (World Vision International)

01 The Job As a Warehouse Specialist you will sort, retrieve, and stock warehouse product. Prepare product for shipment, assist in managing inventory, and perform related clerical duties. Help carry out our Christian organization’s mission, vision, and strategies. Personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word and sign.

Key responsibilities are:

• Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, devotions, chapel, prayer, worship); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role
• Prepare warehouse orders for both in-house and outside domestic and/or international shipping to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
  May be responsible to provide oversight when volunteers are used to sort, label or stock GIK product.
  
  • May assist with routine deliveries and pickups.
• Receive and process incoming deliveries.
• Complete and maintain appropriate documentation and databases. Perform data entry and adjustments to ensure accurate inventory management.
• Store, retrieve and stock inventory by using standard warehouse equipment, such as pallet jacks and fork-lifts. Assist in maintaining safe and efficient work environment and equipment.
• Participate in process improvement projects as needed.
• May participate in or lead safety committee.
• Work collaboratively with team members when assigned to work as a member of a team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain awareness of corporate goals, objectives, organizational announcements, and activities. Reference and follow organizational policies and procedures, seeking clarity as needed.

02 Required Experience

• High School/GED or equivalent.
• One year of warehouse or related experience.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Forklift experience, strongly desired.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Prior warehouse experience, highly desired.
• Enjoys working in a team environment.

03 Let your work be your faith in action Every day, nearly 16,000 children under the age of 5 die from preventable causes. Our call to action is urgent. That’s why we’re looking for someone who is ready to place their expertise behind helping the world’s most vulnerable children. Every stroke of the keyboard, shift in strategy, and innovation in our marketing of fundraising initiatives can help influence whether someone chooses to help today or not. If not you, then who?

04 Salary Range & Benefits Your salary is important to you so it’s important to us. The full range for this position is $16.08 - $22.39/hr. This applies to locations with a market similar to our U.S. HQ in the Greater Seattle area. A different range may apply based on your work location. Typical hiring range is $17.00 - $19.25/hour. Job offers within the range are based on relevant job qualifications and pay equity. World Vision employees see our Salary Administration Guidelines and My Life My Benefits pages on our organization intranet known as the Vine. Please indicate the range you’re targeting when asked during the application process. In addition, we have a robust and comprehensive benefits package to round our total compensation package. Click here to learn more. Additionally, merit, auto allowance and relocation may be available to eligible employees based on existing plans.

05 To Apply Click the apply button.

06 About World Vision USA When you work at World Vision, your passions and talents come together to meet the greatest needs in the world today. We go to ends of the earth and into the margins. Where few go and the road is less traveled. Because Jesus is alive in the hardest places to be a child. We are dangerously soft-hearted. But just the right kind of dangerous. That's because we're a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. We empower people out of poverty. For real. For good. For nearly the last 70 years. Jesus' love at the center. Always. We're Christian and follow Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. Serving every child, we can regardless of faith. Are you feeling called to explore joining us? We hope so.