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Warehouse Associate resume example

Show pick rates, accuracy, safety record and equipment you are certified to run.

Below: what to put in the summary, six sample bullets with numbers, the skills worth listing, and the mistakes that show up most. The sample resume is a fictional person.

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Sample warehouse associate resume for Luis Herrera, a fictional person, in the Starter layout. The names, employers and numbers are invented.

What to put in the summary

Keep it to two lines: what you do (picking, loading, forklift), how fast and accurate, and your availability. Hiring managers want reliability, equipment certifications and safety record. Put certificates near the top.

Warehouse associate with three years in a distribution centre, certified on sit-down forklifts and pallet jacks. Picks 150 lines an hour at 99.5% accuracy, with a clean safety record. Available for early and weekend shifts.

Example summary, written for a fictional warehouse associate.

Sample bullets with numbers

Rates, accuracy, equipment and safety are the facts. Include shift flexibility if it applies.

  • Picked and packed an average of 150 lines an hour with 99.5% accuracy, among the top five pickers on a team of 40.
  • Operated sit-down forklifts and pallet jacks, loading and unloading about 30 trailers a week.
  • Completed three years with no recordable safety incidents and was named safety champion for the shift in 2024.
  • Cross-trained in receiving, putaway and cycle counting, covering absences without overtime.
  • Spotted a mislabelled pallet of 600 units before shipment and helped correct the records.
  • Trained five new associates in scanner use and pick paths during their first week.

These numbers are invented to show the shape of a good bullet. Use your own, and leave a number out rather than guess.

Key skills to list

  • Forklift (OSHA certified)
  • Order picking
  • RF scanner and WMS
  • Loading and unloading
  • Cycle counting
  • Pallet wrapping
  • Safety procedures
  • Inventory accuracy
  • Teamwork
  • Early and weekend shifts

Certifications and equipment lead. Add shift availability and a note on physical requirements you can meet, if true.

Common mistakes

  1. Leaving out certifications.
  2. Listing duties like “lifting” without figures.
  3. A gap in work history with no note.
  4. Small typos in a short document, which stand out.

A layout that suits this resume

Starter is plain and quick to read, which suits warehouse hiring where managers scan for equipment, rates and reliability. See the Starter template, or compare all 22 layouts.

Warehouse Associate resume questions

Do I need forklift certification before applying?

Not always. Many employers train and certify on site. If you hold it, put it at the top; if not, say you are willing to certify.

How do I show reliability?

Use attendance, tenure and cross-training. “Three years, no unplanned absences” is a strong, honest line if it is true.

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