Depot Returns Clerk

Costco Wholesale is a multi-billion dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in eight countries. We are the recognized leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. We are proud to have been named by Washington CEO Magazine as one of the top three companies to work for in the state of Washington.

What Is Costco?

Costco is a membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing our members the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise. With hundreds of locations worldwide, Costco provides a wide selection of merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services, all designed to make your shopping experience a pleasurable one. Our operating philosophy has been simple. Keep costs down and pass the savings on to our members. Our large membership base and tremendous buying power, combined with our never-ending quest for efficiency, result in the best possible prices for our members.

Today, as the company evolves, it stays true to the qualities that helped attract and retain millions of loyal members around the globe:

Commitment to quality. Costco warehouses carry about 4,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) compared to the 30,000 found at most supermarkets. By carefully choosing products based on quality, price, brand, and features, the company can offer the best value to members.

Entrepreneurial spirit. Throughout the decades, the entrepreneurial drive for excellence has continued to define Costco staff at every level. From its management team to the people on the warehouse floor, everyone is united in a common goal to exceed member expectations.

Employee focus. Costco is often noted for being much more employee-focused than other Fortune 500 companies. By offering fair wages and top-notch benefits, the company has created a workplace culture that attracts positive, high-energy, talented employees.

Position Summary: Responsible for inspecting and processing returned product received from members and warehouses. This job is described in 12 distinct tasks, with employees typically spending 100% of their workday performing any single task, depending on training and experience.

Job Duties/Essential Functions:

• Receives and sorts pallets of large an bulky product into appropriate disposition.
• Receives and sorts boxes of product based on disposition of product.
• Performs quality control and consolidates product pulled from warehouses by buyers.
• Sorts items to be sold to salvage. Moves product to appropriate pallets based on product type.
• Sorts product returned to vendors. Moves product to appropriate pallets or location in steel.  Processes and prepares full pallets ready for shipping.
• Processes merchandise for shipping and/or to return to vendor.
• Receives product returned from online sales. Sorts product based on disposition of product and moves to appropriate pallets.
• Monitors loads received from warehouses for accuracy.
• Ensures accuracy of shipments received from warehouses.
• Coordinates shipping of pallets of product to appropriate location based on disposition.
• Rotation to other clerk positions within the depot may also be required.

Non-Essential Functions :

• Assists in other areas of the department and depot as necessary.
• Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
• Manual pallet jack, Electronic pallet jack, Dock plates, trash compactor, cardboard baler.

Experience, skills, education & licenses/certifications Required:

• Using Option STOP, HazMat RTV Bucket Program, Universal Waste Training (short version) (one time within 30 days of hire), Costco Hazardous Materials DOT Training Course: Part 1 and Part 2 (within 30 days of hire and then every year- Training provided by Costco).
• General knowledge of computers.
• Basic math skills.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Additional Information:

• Scheduled hours will be between the hours of 5:00 am and 1:30 pm.
• Part time hours range from 24 to 40 hours per week.
• Saturday availability a must.
• Possibility of being trained to operate equipment (forklift and/or EPJ) after completing 90-day probationary period and based on business needs.
• Steel-toe shoes required at all times.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19