$23.75/hr Logistics Associate-Murfreesboro(PT)

Murfreesboro Opportunity: Logistics Associate

Position Snapshot

• OPENING in Murfreesboro: Part-Time Logistics Associate
• Hiring: UPS
• Location: Murfreesboro, TN (Local Candidates Only)
• Work in Murfreesboro, TN.
• Join UPS and grow your skills.

Pay & Perks

• Est. Earnings: $22-$25/hr ($23.75/hr)
• Perks: Flexible scheduling.
• Great for supplemental income.

About UPS & Our Culture

The word logistics carries weight inside a UPS fulfillment center — it is not a buzzword, it is the operational discipline that determines whether 80,000 packages clear a sort window on time or miss departure deadlines that cascade into customer service failures. Our Logistics Associates are the associates who understand the full operational chain — not just their individual sort function, but how their performance connects to the building's throughput targets, the linehaul departure schedule, and ultimately the delivery commitment every UPS customer is counting on. If you are searching for logistics associate jobs near me that develop genuine operational intelligence alongside physical sort floor skills, pay full Teamsters union wages, and position you for a management career inside one of America's largest employers, UPS is the most credential-building option in the market.

What Our Team Says (Employee Reviews)

"What separates a Logistics Associate at UPS from a standard warehouse job is the systems thinking. UPS trains you to understand why every method exists — why packages go on the belt label-up, why air packages load last in the car, why trailers need to seal 10 minutes before departure. Once you understand the why, the how becomes automatic and the career visibility that comes with that understanding is real. My supervisor tells me I think like a manager. That did not happen at any other logistics associate job I have had." - Current Logistics Associate, Jacksonville, FL.

Role Overview & Responsibilities

As a UPS Logistics Associate, you execute daily sort floor functions inside our fulfillment center with a systems-level understanding of how each task connects to the broader operational chain — applying that understanding to make better real-time decisions, catch upstream errors before they create downstream failures, and communicate operational intelligence to supervisors that less experienced associates simply do not notice.

• Systems-Aware Sort Execution: Execute primary sort floor functions — unloading, sorting, loading — with active awareness of how your individual production rate and accuracy affect downstream belt velocity, chute overflow risk, and outbound trailer departure readiness, proactively adjusting your work pace and flagging anomalies to your supervisor before they compound into sort-wide problems.
• Operational Communication: Report equipment irregularities, volume accumulation warnings, staffing shortfalls, and any deviation from the shift plan to your area supervisor in specific, actionable terms — not vague concern but precise observation with a location ID, a time stamp, and a recommended immediate response.
• Cross-Functional Process Support: Assist in cross-functional sort floor transitions — covering a chute position when a sorter breaks, supporting a trailer loader at the end of a tight departure window, or inducting a backlog of manually scanned packages when the scan audit team is behind — demonstrating the operational flexibility that defines a logistics associate versus a single-function handler.

Benefits & Perks

UPS Logistics Associates receive Teamsters union wages with annual contractual raises, full medical, dental, and vision coverage, pension accrual, paid personal days, and UPS Earn & Learn tuition assistance covering up to $25,000 in total education costs. The systems-level operational thinking developed in this role is the single most valued competency in UPS's internal promotion evaluations for Lead Associate, Process Assistant, and Operations Supervisor advancement.