Warehouse Associate - Fulfillment

Vego Garden is making gardening as accessible and sustainable as possible while encouraging gardening to be an avenue for personal and community development! Since its successful launch in 2020, Vego Garden has become the Top Gardening Brand and one of the fastest-growing consumer brands in the country! With the brand success and rapid growth over the last 4 years, Vego Garden is now operating out of the 200,000 square feet HQ distribution center along with our beautiful 5-acre Farm. Vego Garden has over 100+ dedicated employees in the US and overseas. Our amazing, raised garden beds are long-lasting, eco-friendly, safe for kids and pets, and are available in the biggest retailers, such as Home Depot, Menards, Walmart, etc. Thanks to our incredible customers and outstanding team members, we have donated over 3,000 garden beds to youth education, communities in need, and other philanthropic causes as part of our Vego Kids and Giving Back Programs.

Vego Garden Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

Job Description

We are seeking a friendly and diligent Warehouse Associate to join our team. The Warehouse Associate will help us continue spreading the joy of gardening by accurately preparing customer orders for shipment while maintaining high-quality standards and fostering a collaborative work environment. If you are a motivated team-player with great attention to detail who is passionate about sustainable living and making a difference, we would love to have you on our team! This is a full-time, on-site position based out of Tomball, TX.

The duties and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Accurately process, package, and prepare orders for shipment.
• Check, verify, and fulfill customer orders.
• Inspect products for defects and damages; report quality deficiencies.
• Safely operate a forklift, reach truck, cherry picker and pallet jack when necessary.
• Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly and perform basic preventive maintenance functions on equipment.
• Report any damages to the supervisor immediately.
• Maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilities.
• Follow Company safety and quality procedures; and other policies and guidelines governing Company operations.
• Perform other duties and related projects as assigned by direct supervisor.

• 2+ years of experience performing similar tasks in a relevant warehouse setting.
• 2+ years of experience with warehouse equipment, such as forklifts, reach trucks, cherry pickers.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate with coworkers in a respectful, concise and clear manner.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
• Regularly lift, carry, pull and push 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Regularly squat, stoop, bend at waist, turn at waist to complete function above.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.

Schedule:

• Monday through Friday
• 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Lunch break from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM.
• Occasional overtime and weekends may be required beyond scheduled hours.

• Pay rate starting at $17 per hour.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• 12 PTO days per year, accrued bi-weekly, with incremental increases annually.
• 7 paid Holidays.
• 401k contribution match of 4%.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance plans. The Company pays 100% of premiums for its employees for Dental, Vision, Life, and select Medical plans.
• Toll Roads Allowance of $100 per month.
• Referral Bonus of a minimum of $500.