UTKCG - Temporary Merchandise Associate - Volshop Distribution Center

The University of Tennessee’s Career Gateway is looking to fill the temporary assignment of Temporary Merchandise Associate with the Volshop Distribution Center. Through temporary assignment placements, Career Gateway allows the opportunity to work with various departments while gaining valuable work experience. Each assignment has differing pay rates, work schedules, and lengths of assignments. The length of assignments is subject to change. Please see the job specifics below and if you have any questions, please email careergateway@utk.edu. 

Please note that Career Gateway temporary positions do not have benefits, annual leave, or sick leave accrual.   

Length of Assignment: Approximately 5 months

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM (May be asked to work some weekends)

Rate of Pay: $15.00/hour

• Loading and unloading trucks from various trucking companies. 
• Sorting boxes by purchase order number. 
• The majority of the merchandise is hand unloading a box at a time. 
• Freight is unloaded with a pallet jack or forklift: however, a box count has to be done sorting merchandise, verifying stock numbers, quantity and pricing of merchandise. 
• Verifying Volshop merchandise with purchase orders for accuracy. 
• Teamwork

Education:

• High School Diploma

Experience:

• Less than 1 year