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Company Description
#WeRackTheWorld
With over 45 years of excellence, stow Group has transformed from a family-owned business into a global leader in the supply chain industry and is at the forefront of driving peak warehouse performance through innovative racking systems and accessible automation solutions.
stow stands as one of the largest and most powerful industrial storage companies worldwide, with 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and the know-how of around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries.
In 2026, we opened our first U.S. based manufacturing facility in Adairsville, GA and are continuing to grow strong. It’s exciting times to be at stow!
Location: Adairsville, GA United States
Job Description
- Safely operates warehouse equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks and hand jacks to facilitate order picking and inventory management
- Assists with inventory and cycle counting
- Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs
- Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages
- Checks prepared orders
- Stores completed orders in stock
- Ensures overseas packaging complies with required standards
- Adapts to changes in work priorities
- Maintains order and cleanliness and ensures regular cleaning by order pickers
- Respects environmental guidelines and ensures compliance with safety rules and monitors safety practices
- Reports all relevant information to supervisors to enable performance reporting to management by completing the end-of-shift report (documenting activities performed during the shift)
- Assists colleagues when needed
- Requests creation of new storage locations to avoid order splits
- Checks open transfer orders (TOs) daily to ensure orders are completed before loading begins
- Transmits location data to the supervisor to ensure correct master data updates
- Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
- Conducts 5S audits according to instructions
Qualifications
- 2+ years of recent experience operating forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment, with a valid license preferred
- 2+ years of order picking or similar warehouse experience required
- Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area)
- Product knowledge
- Warehouse procedures
- Ability to use scanning equipment
- Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging
- Knowledge of packaging requirements
- Ability to use a scale
- Ability to replenish pick locations
- Good physical strength and stamina are necessary, as the role involves lifting heavy objects and staying on feet for extended periods
Additional Information
What do we offer you?
- PTO, days paid sick leave, 11 US paid holidays
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401K with employer match, currently 4%
- Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
- Tobacco Free Campus
Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance
Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow’s standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.
EEO
stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.