On-Call Dock Sortation Specialist, $20 to $22/hr

Hourly, on-call · Short early-morning shifts · Saltbox DC-Alexandria · Reports to: Dock Sortation Lead

Saltbox makes the hardest parts of running a small online business simple. When you join Saltbox, you're helping real small business owners in your own backyard succeed.

Every morning before sunrise, thousands of packages land on our Alexandria dock. On big days, our on-call crew gets them all out on time. Your job is to be the person we can count on when volume spikes: when you take a shift, you show up, and every package you touch is ready for drivers by 9:00am.

What the job looks like

These are short shifts, about 5 hours, with a small crew. We aim to have every package ready for drivers by 9:00am, so you're usually done by mid-morning. We stagger start times to give you options: come in as early as 3:00am, or start at 5:00am.

You're in control of your schedule: tell us your availability and we offer you shifts that fit it, usually a week ahead. There are no guaranteed hours, so this works best as extra income around school, another job, or family.

What you will own, and how we measure it

• Showing up. On time for every shift you take. Zero no-call, no-shows.
• Scanning and sorting. Every package to the right bin, at 225 scans an hour once you're up to speed.
• Staging and handoff. Sorted loads ready for drivers by 9:00am, so every route leaves on time.
• Dock upkeep. The area clean and the equipment ready for the next morning.

Who thrives here

• You want extra hours, not a full schedule.
• You're a morning person, or willing to become one.
• When you say yes to a shift, you're there. That's the ownership mentality we hire for.

What you bring

• Reliable attendance and transportation, with early-morning availability including weekends.
• Comfortable using AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT on the floor, or willing to learn quickly.
• Able to stand for 5+ hours and lift up to 50 lbs, reasonable accommodation provided.
• Warehouse or sortation experience is a plus, but we'll train you.

What we offer

• $20.00 to $22.00 per hour, plus $0.50 an hour in sunrise pay on shifts that start before 5:00am.
• A path to more: strong on-call team members get first look at regular Dock Sortation roles.

How we work with AI

AI is part of how we work at Saltbox. Every role here is expected to use AI tools as part of daily work, not as a novelty, but as a real lever for doing the job better. We invest in protected time, training budget, and a peer community to support that growth, and we expect every team member to lean in.

Ready to apply

If you want early-morning work that fits around the rest of your life, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become part of the Saltbox team. Learn more at www.saltbox.com