Entry Night Shift Warehouse Worker-Santa Cruz | Hiring

Role Based in Santa Cruz

Role Essentials

• Company: UPS
• Pay: $25-$28/Hour (approx. $32.3k/Year)
• Clear growth pathways at our Santa Cruz office.
• Position: Night Shift Warehouse Worker (Based in Santa Cruz)
• Benefits: This role offers a competitive benefits package.
• Location: Santa Cruz, CA
• Posted: Recently.
• Apply your your professional skills skills at our Santa Cruz location.
• Career Level: Junior / Trainee.
• This Santa Cruz-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our UPS team in Santa Cruz, CA is growing.
• Benefit from working in Santa Cruz, a key hub for the Warehousing And Logistics industry.

Fuel the Global Supply Chain While the City Sleeps

About UPS

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the engine of global commerce, moving roughly 6% of the US GDP daily. Our massive sorting hubs operate heavily during the "Night" and "Preload" shifts to ensure timely delivery the following morning. The Part-Time Night Shift Warehouse Worker is the physical force sorting and loading boxes under the midnight lights. When you embark on an entry-level career in logistics jobs with UPS, you are joining an iconic team defined by strong union benefits, safety, and an incredible promote-from-within culture.

Job Summary

We are actively seeking highly energetic, reliable, and physically fit individuals to join our overnight hub operations. As a Part-Time Warehouse Worker, you will load, unload, and sort packages in a fast-paced environment during the late night or very early morning hours. You will serve as a critical logistics link, delivering the signature reliability that sets UPS apart in the shipping industry. This is an incredibly physical part-time role that acts as the primary stepping stone to lucrative full-time careers.

Comprehensive Responsibilities

• Physical Sorting: Manually sort packages of all shapes and sizes coming down the high-speed conveyor chutes, operating with high accuracy despite the late hour.
• Trailer Loading: Build "walls" of packages inside 53-foot outbound trailers, fitting boxes together perfectly to maximize space and prevent crush damage.
• Freight Unloading: Rapidly unload incoming trailers and package cars, maintaining a steady, safe rhythm to keep the night sorting facility moving.
• Safety Adherence: Master and execute strict, company-mandated safe lifting and lowering methods to protect yourself and your teammates from fatigue injuries.

Industry-Leading Benefits & Salary

Your intense physical labor and nocturnal schedule are rewarded with one of the best part-time packages in the country:

• Salary: Highly competitive part-time starting wage of $22.00 to $25.00 per hour, reflecting the premium nature of the night shifts.
• Earn and Learn: Access to incredible tuition assistance programs (up to $25,000 lifetime maximum) to support daytime schooling for eligible part-time employees.
• Union Benefits: Comprehensive Teamsters union healthcare (medical, dental, vision) and pension contributions for part-time workers (after waiting period).
• Career Progression: The majority of our management and highly paid drivers started as part-time night package handlers.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age upon application.
• No prior warehouse experience required—we provide rigorous, paid physical safety training.
• Must possess a highly reliable work ethic, a completely functional nocturnal schedule, and a commitment to showing up on time.
• Extreme physical stamina with the continuous ability to lift, push, and pull 50 to 70 pounds throughout a fast-paced 3.5 to 5-hour night shift.