Power Equipment Operator, South Windsor - Full Time (3410)

Are you ready to bring your amazing self to work?

At Macy's, Inc., we're on a mission to create a brighter future with bold representation for all. This is our Mission Every One. We know that each person here is unique. We respect and invest in each individual to create growth, pride and satisfaction. If we are able to bring our whole selves to work, it translates into a more abundant and wider array of ideas and energy for all to benefit from. Our success will be built on amazing colleagues, working together.

 

Job Overview

As a Power Equipment Operator, you will be part of the essential processes that enable our store delivery, big ticket (furniture and bedding), and customer fulfillment warehouses deliver a customer centric supply chain and move product quickly to meet our customers' expectations.  In this position you will operate material handling equipment (MHE) in our warehouse and fulfillment centers. 

 

You will be a critical part of our Supply Chain team where we drive success across the Supply Chain organization using a Four Pillars Strategy, each with a customer focus: Organizational Excellence, Building & Developing the Team, Financial Acumen, and Integrating with our Community. We are always building skills and working towards our goals tied to these pillars. 

 

What we can offer you

• An inclusive, challenging, and refreshingly fun work environment
• Competitive pay and benefits rooted in principles of equity
• Coverage across medical, dental, vision, and retirement
• Employee Assistance Program (mental health and financial literacy resources)
• Fully-Funded education benefits may include 100% of tuition, books, and fees
• Annual merit and merchandise discounts
• Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs), give-back/volunteer opportunities

 

What you will do

• Equipment Operation: Operate various types of power equipment to perform pick, pull, put away, and utility tasks that meet quality, accuracy, and productivity expectations. 
• This requires operating equipment at various heights up to 40 FT in the air with/without merchandise, on/off pallets. Common power equipment utilized includes, but is not limited to, the use of stock pickers, reach trucks, turrets, and doubles.
• Technology:  Key accurately and productively using PC’s, hand-held computers, Radio frequency equipment or other such devices and learn area-specific functions within multiple systems (Warehouse systems and proprietary systems).
• Safety:  Safely perform job functions while navigating down narrow aisles and operating at a high elevation, up to 40 feet, wearing a safety harness while equipment is in motion. Report all equipment failures, damages, and truck accidents as they occur.  Provide feedback to the safety committee on environmental issues affecting safe equipment operation.
• Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other team members from all areas to achieve goals and maintain a positive work environment. Communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors, sharing feedback, ideas, and concerns.

 

Who you are

• Focused on upholding Macy’s dedication to fulfilling ideals of diversity, inclusion, and respect that our company aspires to achieve, every day in every store and office, with every customer and associate.
• No Education or Experience Required.
• Flexible availability, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays with regular, dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to read and interpret instructional documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
• Self-starter in adapting quickly to changing customer expectations and needs.
• Proficient in the use of computers and handheld technology.
• Comfortable with high elevations.
• Willing & open to be cross trained in other areas of the facility, depending on volume (where applicable).

 

Essential Physical Requirements

• Prolonged walking and standing up to for the duration of scheduled shift (excluding breaks).
• Frequent use of computers and handheld electronic equipment.
• Reaching, including above eye level, crouching, kneeling, and stooping.