Craters & Freighters (www.cratersandfreightersdc.com) is a rapidly growing leader in the specialty packaging/crating industry with 67 locations nationwide.
If you have basic carpentry skills, we will train you to perform packaging and crating.
If you like variety, rather than doing the same thing over and over again, this job may be for you.
We offer the opportunity to learn a trade and advance within a collegial organization, flexible hours, and will provide full training to the right candidates. We also offer steady hours in a recession-proof industry.
We also offer quarterly bonuses, health/dental/vision benefits, paid vacation, paid holidays, and a 401(k) retirement plan with generous company contributions.
Craters & Freighters ships a wide variety of large, fragile, and high-value items ranging from IT equipment to machinery to artwork, and much more. In a nutshell, we ship the really interesting stuff that most other shipping companies cannot handle safely, and the job is never the same as the day before!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Package fragile, high-value items (warehouse based position)
- Create wood crates and custom boxes
- Occasionally perform pickups & deliveries within the Washington, DC area (non-CDL)
- Project professional image
QUALIFICATIONS
- Highly productive and self-motivated
- Positive attitude
- Excellent attention to detail
- Dependable and trustworthy
- Experience with crating, packaging, moving or a similar background (e.g. carpenter, construction, manufacturing). If you do not have such experience, please explain how your experience would apply to the position.
- Ability to lift 100 lbs
- Ability to stand for long periods of time up to and exceeding 60 minutes
- Competent in spoken and written English
- Comfortable with basic math, and able to read a tape measure accurately
- Valid drivers license with relatively clean driving record
- Ability to pass criminal background check and drug test
Email your resume along with salary history and requirements for immediate consideration. If you do not have a resume, email us to request an application.
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