Most UPS warehouses no longer perform drug tests on their package handlers. This may be because UPS facilities have high turnover rates among part-time workers such as package handlers which makes spending money for drug tests on employees who may…
Amazon made sweeping changes to its tuition assistance program – Amazon Career Choice – for hourly-paid warehouse associates. The new program went live on January 1st 2022. Employees who have worked at Amazon for as little as 90 days will…
Becoming a process assistant is one of the first steps associates make when climbing the ladder at Amazon warehouses. Unlike entry level (e.g. Tier 1) positions (and L4 Area Manager to L5 Area Manager promotions), getting a job as a…
Warehouse supervising is an exciting and diverse career path. It combines managerial tasks with operational goals. You can become a warehouse supervisor without a degree and only by securing the right skills for the job. These skills include strong communication,…
Most new Amazon employees experience some sort of foot pain in their first few weeks of working in the warehouse. This pain might be accompanied by swelling of the feet, cracks, corns, calluses and blisters. Parts of the feet that…
Many warehouse facilities across America do not have AC units. Examples include FedEx sorting facilities, UPS hubs, some Amazon and Walmart warehouses, and much more. As a result, the heat experienced while working inside any of these warehouse facilities can…
Order selectors (also called pickers) are warehouse or distribution center employees whose main function is to prepare product from inventory for outbound shipping by palletizing it according to customer orders. Job description Typical job description of an order selector is…
If you have recently taken a night shift warehouse job at Amazon you might get overwhelmed by the sudden shift in your sleeping schedule. Working at night and sleeping during the day will naturally upset your circadian rhythm. You can…
Amazon is by far the biggest online-shopping hub in the world, and all those items need to be delivered to the ever growing number of customers. It is for this reason that Amazon’s demand for transportation workforce, including drivers and…
Walmart is estimated to have at least 210 distribution centers globally. In the US, the company has at least 1 DC in every state. Every Walmart DC in the US serves a network of around 100 stores and employs at…