Sortation Associate (Amazon Warehouse)

November 29, 2024

Health and safety are a top priority with all of Amazon's roles and sites. Amazon continues to consult with medical and health experts, and take all recommended precautions in buildings and stores to keep people healthy. Amazon has taken measures to promote social distancing in the workplace and taken on enhanced and frequent cleaning, to name just a few.

As a Sortation Associate, you may be asked to work in various areas of Amazon’s Delivery Stations and Sort Centres, the main departments being Inbound and Outbound.

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Your tasks may include

receiving & sorting parcels into relevant post codes
staging, feeding the lines, & resorting missorts
handling the full range of products sold by Amazon and its Marketplace sellers in the UK, including but not limited to: age restricted products, food (including nuts and meat) and alcohol and chemicals
following Amazon's internal processes and procedures, including using radio frequency (RF) scanners and reading instructions from the scanners

You will be required to adhere to strict safety, quality and production standards and consistently achieve Minimum Acceptable Performance Standard (MAPS) set for your department.

Daily physical requirements

Standing and/or walking for long periods of between 4 and 12 hours per shift (standard full-time shifts up to 10 hours excluding overtime, flex and part-time shifts may vary)
Lifting and moving products up to 23kg in weight
Lifting, bending, reaching above the head, kneeling, crouching, and/or stretching for 4 to 12 hours per shift (standard full-time shifts upto 10 hours excluding overtime, flex and part-time shifts may vary)
Pushing and pulling product up to 23kg in weight for between 4 and 12 hours per shift (standard full-time shifts up to 10 hours excluding overtime, flex and part-time shifts may vary)
Manual dexterity of both hands and wrists
Working on a secure mezzanine at a height of between 9 to 12 meters (equivalent to a 3 or 4 storey building)
Regularly climbing and descending four flights of stairs safely

Successful candidates in the UK may be subject to a background check prior to employment with Amazon.

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