Warehouse Associate

About Us

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 3 years, Vego Garden is now operating out of the 140,000 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 800 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 vibrant team! The Warehouse Associate will help us continue spreading the joy of gardening and making it accessible by performing a range of tasks from order assembly, packing, and labeling to pulling the orders for fulfillment and preparing them for shipment. If you are a team player with strong 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 assemble, package, label and prepare orders for shipment.
• Inspect products for defects and damages; report quality deficiencies.
• Organize materials in stock to maintain orderly inventory.
• Receive, unload, and place incoming inventory items in designated areas in the warehouse.
• Verify that SKU numbers match customer orders.
• Safely operate forklifts, reach trucks, cherry pickers, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment.
• Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly.
• Maintain a safe and orderly warehouse environment.
• 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 or manager.

Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in the warehouse setting.
• Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.

Required Education and Experience:

• 1+ years of experience in a relevant warehouse setting.
• 1+ years of experience with pallet jacks, forklifts, reach trucks, and cherry pickers.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Regularly lift, carry, pull and push 70 lbs. unassisted.
• Regularly squat, stoop, bend at waist, turn at waist to complete function above.
• Requires regular bending and climbing.
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.

Job Location and Work Schedule:

• 13808 Boudreaux Road, Bldg. #2, Tomball, TX 77377:

• Monday through Friday
• 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM or 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM depending on the specific role. Lunch break 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm.
• Occasional overtime and weekends, beyond scheduled hours may be required.

Benefits

• The pay rate is $16 per hour.
• Generous Paid Time Off
• A Total of 9 paid Holidays.
• 401k contribution match of 4%.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability 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.