Warehouse Associate II - 1st Shift

What Warehouse Operations contributes to Cardinal Health
Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

Warehouse Operations is responsible for performing/controlling a combination of manual or automated tasks necessary for the receipt, storage, and shipment of product. This may include functions of receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc. Also responsible for the efficient flow of products from the point of product receipt from vendors to the shipment of products (via prescribed service parameters) to a variety of internal and external customers.

Job Summary
The Warehouse Associate II assists on Inbound or Outbound activities as requested by the Warehouse Supervisor meeting quality, safety, productivity and operational standards. This job receives products in the Inbound section. As far as the outbound section, this job ships products.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience, preferred

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent, or equivalent work experience, preferred

• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for entire shift

• Frequently lift up to 50 pounds

• Comfort working with heights 20-30 ft regularly

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Previous material handling equipment experience, highly preferred

• Ability to operate PIT equipment (sit‑down forklift), highly preferred 

• Radio frequency (RF) scanner and/or voice to pick experience, highly preferred

• Must be able to work overtime with little to no advance notice

• Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment while meeting hourly established performance standards

Responsibilities

• Follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to process orders including accurately picking, performing quality control checks, sorting, consolidating freight, building, and wrapping pallets, packing, loading, and preparing orders for shipment.

• Ability to follow direction and change priorities while working independently or as a member of a team.

• Pick large case items with material handling equipment or pick small unit of measure items and place on designated cart.

• Cross-train in multiple areas of the warehouse and participate in projects as needed.

• Utilize Warehouse Management System (WMS) to check in and/or send out products.

• Drive material handling equipment as required by job duty.

• Complete housekeeping and inventory control tasks and maintain a clean and safe work environment.

• Work on routine assignments that require problem resolution.

• Participate in associate meetings and communicate any concerns to management.

• Perform all job duties in accordance with OSHA standards and adhere to all policies, rules, regulations, and procedures set by the organization.

• Adhere to site safety regulations including wearing required personal protective equipment such as steel toed safety shoes; accountable to Cardinal Health’s EHS as well as QRA policies and procedures.

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What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks

• Readily learns and applies new information and methods to work in assigned area

• Maintains appropriate licenses, training and certifications

• Works on routine assignments that require some problem resolution

• Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods

• Adheres to all quality guidelines

• Works under moderate degree of supervision

• Work typically involves regular review of output by work lead or supervisor

• Refers complex unusual problems to supervisor

Anticipated hourly range: $17.60 per hour - $25.20 per hour

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 05/22/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

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