Warehouse Picker/Packer
Company
SALLY BEAUTY CORPORATE
Location
New York, NY
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Job Description
Warehouse Associate
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.
About the role
This job consists of one or more duties involving the efficient picking and packing, handling and the timely movement of product. Primary goal is to move product safely while maximizing productivity. Detailed Standard Operating Procedures exist for tasks performed by this job in the following attributes: Breakdown, Ecom Full Service, Ecom Indirect, Happy Beauty, Key In, Loading, Packing, Picking, Returns, Stores, Cleaning, Batching
Responsibilities
• May Package and ship products to either the stores, salons or direct to customers. May be required to work within the Hospital QA Lane, Packing Lane, Store Sorting, UPS Line, as well as Wrap Stage and loading
• May complete the activity of Special Projects which includes tasks such as the deal break process or breaking down product deal packages into their components.
• May be responsible for Special Projects, which involves the processing of returns through the warehouse. Inspects the returned product for piece count, damage and compares it to the accompanying paperwork
• Ensures all areas of work are done accurately to ensure optimal customer service.
• Maintains a safe work environment, performs job functions in a safe manner, and reports any potential job hazards safety concerns, property damages to leadership Maintaining good housekeeping.
• Maintains productivity related to standards based on assigned task.
Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements
High school diploma or equivalent
Prefer prior distribution/warehouse experience
Basic computer skills
Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the capability to adjust to change and interruptions
• Ability to work with limited supervision
Competencies & attributes
• Passionate Learner actively learns; asks questions to gain further understanding; open to feedback; applies leaning to role; considers learning important and completes when assigned
• Flexible & Agile Adapter open to change, works well with little direction and finishes the task, keeps calm under pressure and doesn t dwell on the past
• Talent Builder shares knowledge with others, considers how to include others to problem solve and gain knowledge, looks for ways to acknowledge and motivate others
• Effective Communicator can articulate well when sharing information, self-aware of impact and style when communicating to engage others, asks questions and listens
• Team Builder works well with others, collaborates with a wide number of associates/teams, acts humbly when a part of a team and understands the importance of including others
• Customer Focused Partner understands the customer and shares insights, values the customer and eager to make a positive impact, holds self to a good standard of customer service
• Strategic Thinker brings new, strategic ideas to the team, actively supports strategic plans, provides additional ideas to drive improvements
• Big Picture Thinker understands how the team operates, knows how decisions could impact other teams
• Results Driver holds self to a good standard of work and delivery, manages own time and focuses on the right priorities, self-motivated, adapts easily, demonstrates grit
Problem Solver & Decision Maker uses the right information to make decisions and take action with others to solve problems, uses good judgement to make prompt yet balanced decisions
Working conditions & physical requirements
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts associated with working in a warehouse environment, which requires heightened safety precautions typical of loading/receiving docks and high-volume inventory management operations, e.g., use of safe work practices with light to heavy equipment, while utilizing forklifts and pallet jacks, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations, etc. Exposure to occasional fumes and odors and/or temperature fluctuations (25 degrees to 105 degrees Fahrenheit) is possible.
The position requires some physical exertion and the able to perform the basic lifting and system tasks for all warehouse functions and departments including receiving, put away, picking, packing, cycle counting, order checking and shipping. The work requires the repetitively lifting of cartons weighing 10 to 55 pounds, standing/walking for 6 to 12 hours a day, and climbing up and down stairs and ladders.
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.
About the role
This job consists of one or more duties involving the efficient picking and packing, handling and the timely movement of product. Primary goal is to move product safely while maximizing productivity. Detailed Standard Operating Procedures exist for tasks performed by this job in the following attributes: Breakdown, Ecom Full Service, Ecom Indirect, Happy Beauty, Key In, Loading, Packing, Picking, Returns, Stores, Cleaning, Batching
Responsibilities
• May Package and ship products to either the stores, salons or direct to customers. May be required to work within the Hospital QA Lane, Packing Lane, Store Sorting, UPS Line, as well as Wrap Stage and loading
• May complete the activity of Special Projects which includes tasks such as the deal break process or breaking down product deal packages into their components.
• May be responsible for Special Projects, which involves the processing of returns through the warehouse. Inspects the returned product for piece count, damage and compares it to the accompanying paperwork
• Ensures all areas of work are done accurately to ensure optimal customer service.
• Maintains a safe work environment, performs job functions in a safe manner, and reports any potential job hazards safety concerns, property damages to leadership Maintaining good housekeeping.
• Maintains productivity related to standards based on assigned task.
Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements
High school diploma or equivalent
Prefer prior distribution/warehouse experience
Basic computer skills
Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the capability to adjust to change and interruptions
• Ability to work with limited supervision
Competencies & attributes
• Passionate Learner actively learns; asks questions to gain further understanding; open to feedback; applies leaning to role; considers learning important and completes when assigned
• Flexible & Agile Adapter open to change, works well with little direction and finishes the task, keeps calm under pressure and doesn t dwell on the past
• Talent Builder shares knowledge with others, considers how to include others to problem solve and gain knowledge, looks for ways to acknowledge and motivate others
• Effective Communicator can articulate well when sharing information, self-aware of impact and style when communicating to engage others, asks questions and listens
• Team Builder works well with others, collaborates with a wide number of associates/teams, acts humbly when a part of a team and understands the importance of including others
• Customer Focused Partner understands the customer and shares insights, values the customer and eager to make a positive impact, holds self to a good standard of customer service
• Strategic Thinker brings new, strategic ideas to the team, actively supports strategic plans, provides additional ideas to drive improvements
• Big Picture Thinker understands how the team operates, knows how decisions could impact other teams
• Results Driver holds self to a good standard of work and delivery, manages own time and focuses on the right priorities, self-motivated, adapts easily, demonstrates grit
Problem Solver & Decision Maker uses the right information to make decisions and take action with others to solve problems, uses good judgement to make prompt yet balanced decisions
Working conditions & physical requirements
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts associated with working in a warehouse environment, which requires heightened safety precautions typical of loading/receiving docks and high-volume inventory management operations, e.g., use of safe work practices with light to heavy equipment, while utilizing forklifts and pallet jacks, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations, etc. Exposure to occasional fumes and odors and/or temperature fluctuations (25 degrees to 105 degrees Fahrenheit) is possible.
The position requires some physical exertion and the able to perform the basic lifting and system tasks for all warehouse functions and departments including receiving, put away, picking, packing, cycle counting, order checking and shipping. The work requires the repetitively lifting of cartons weighing 10 to 55 pounds, standing/walking for 6 to 12 hours a day, and climbing up and down stairs and ladders.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about Packing Jobs
What is the minimum wage for Packing Jobs in the United States?
As per the U.S. Department of Labor, the minimum wage for packing jobs in the United States is $7.25 per hour as of 2026. Non-exempt packing workers must receive overtime compensation at 1.5 times their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek.
What are the required working hours, overtime rules, and leave benefits for packing jobs in the United States?
The Fair Labor Standards Act mandates a 40-hour workweek for packing jobs, with mandatory overtime pay after 40 hours as of 2026. Eligible employees receive up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act after completing 12 months of service with their employer.
What tax withholdings apply to packing job wages in the United States?
Packing job employees must have 6.2 percent Social Security tax and 1.45 percent Medicare tax withheld from wages under FICA as of 2026. Employers also withhold federal income tax based on IRS Publication 15 tables, with an additional 0.9 percent Medicare surtax applying to wages over $200,000 for single filers.
What visa or work permit requirements apply to non-citizens seeking packing jobs in the United States?
Non-citizens must obtain employment authorization through USCIS before starting packing jobs, typically via H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker visas with a 2026 annual cap of 66,000. Employers must file Form I-129 and demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available.
