Thinking about applying for packer

[whsDCII]

Welcome to the DC sub, where everyone is full-time and has a set schedule.

This made me lol. Well played sir.

 

[ItChecksOut]

Don't work at Tarshit there's better options than work there. It not stable hours,most leaders treat you like shit on their shoes and theypurposely keep you under hours just so they don't have to give you benefits.

Yeah thats not a problem at DC's, mandatory OT is far more of a "problem" than lack of hours.

 

[Far from newbie]

Conducted 2 interviews for in store positions today. Both applicants were very adamant that they would NOT accept a position that was either seasonal/temporary or part-time/under 40 hours. I was forced to show them the door and explain they had walked in to the wrong building. We may be interested in them but they are clearly not interested in us.

 

[FrankM0421]

What are the people called on the BPK side that use machines? They pull from order pickers and when they run out of labels end up packing.

 

[Great]

They are call warehouse.

 

[FrankM0421]

They are call warehouse.

They put BPK on the battery change sheet and they aren't at startup with WHS.

 

[Justagirl]

Conducted 2 interviews for in store positions today. Both applicants were very adamant that they would NOT accept a position that was either seasonal/temporary or part-time/under 40 hours. I was forced to show them the door and explain they had walked in to the wrong building. We may be interested in them but they are clearly not interested in us.

How many hours is normal for someone to get in the store?

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

How many hours is normal for someone to get in the store?

4 to 12 hours.

 

[ItChecksOut]

How many hours is normal for someone to get in the store?

Never worked at the stores before but I troll r/target a lot, lots of complaints about only getting around 15 - 20 hours. Then there are those that claim they get 40 per week, but that doesn't seem to be the norm.

 

[InboundDCguy]

What are the people called on the BPK side that use machines? They pull from order pickers and when they run out of labels end up packing.

MBP, they report to the same managers as packing but they’re warehouse workers.

 

[Kimberlea72]

Packers and break pack are all a part of the department MBP

 

[Luck]

Packers and break pack are all a part of the department MBP

Unless you are a RDC equipped with Miniload in which case it is MLP instead!

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

@Justagirl did you apply?

 

[Justagirl]

@Justagirl did you apply?

Yes. I got hired on as a packer. I start next week 😁

 

[ManMythMachine]

HR told me it’s because packers don’t lift as much weight. While that’s true, we walk a lot more than anyone else probably. Dumb answer from HR.

I know the weight requirement is less but I also believe Packers should make just as much as all other warehouse workers because I have flexed in to MBP from Warehousing to feed Packers and I made more than the Packers I was feeding which seemed pretty ridiculous to me so I totally get where you are coming from.

If Packers were on an even playing field they could crosstrain in other departments and even do more in their own department. As it now stands, Spot is shooting itself in the foot by limiting you all to one single function. Especially during Fall Season.

 

[ManMythMachine]

This made me lol. Well played sir.

Well we are full time but the "set" schedule can be riddled with much double mandatory overtime & chagrin.

 

[jenna]

Hours have been cut store side. Several tm's get less than 20 per week. Some are scheduled less than 4 hour shifts. Some work one day a week (not by choice.)