If you start your shift stowing let the racks pile up a bit. Don’t just start stowing right away. That will hurt your rate. You always want to be stowing at a rapid Pace. Hitting 300 a hour anyone can do it. Just be smart about how you do it. Our centre we switch jobs after break so everyone isn’t stowing for 7 hours straight on. Makes it easier. Pick to buffer is about the easiest job to have. If you have 6 people 3 on each side it will run smoothly. When I stow I always think of the pickers. They job is easier when the racks are clear.
Wouldn’t it all equal in total though? Will they not be able to see that I’ve got every package as soon as it got to me? I’ll start on the 18th at the delivery station. I don’t know what position I’ll be doing but it’s a flex schedule well I’ll be doing everything or just one position
@@Chopper140 my warehouse we work in different shifts between break. Today I was buffering then after break we stow until we are done with everything then do pick and stage. They won’t see your packages till you scan them and put them in the bag. It’s not hard. If you’re flex you could be doing anything just depends on the volume you’re doing. Our volume since Black Friday has gone down so I expect Peak won’t be much of anything this year.
I just finished my first week at a delivery station. They never switch positions. If you're assigned to stow, that's what you're doing for the whole time until we all start picking the bags and boxes for the drivers to load their trucks. So, my typical 10-hour shift is 6 hours stowing and 4 hours picking huge heavy bags and boxes. Or, pick to buffer, then bags/boxes to loading dock.😢
nah nah nah this is wrong first the belts needs to be 10 times faster and 500+ stow rate ? and expect a clean and organized bag ? no. 200+ and perfect bag makes sense,
Scared chitless to do this since they only trained us a few minutes before moving on to something else. Just been stowing since i started and one day of e/g seperation. I'd hate to f it up for those down the line. Ours is also WAY faster than that line and our totes go on the bottom with oversized in the middle rack at our delivery station.
I Already pick like this without the boxes. As a Stower, I'm not sure it's faster to use a trolley and totes, than it is to just pick up stacks (providing they are sorted ABC,DE,GHJ)
@@tonyperez2204 I no longer work there. When you stow the packages they have a corresponding letters and numbers for the aisle it is to be stowed in, and then also the bag. For example "A7-4D". Package goes to line A, Aisle 7, and goes into bag 4D in that aisle. The aisle is quite wide so it is extremely inefficient to walk from bag A to bag J, back to bag A and then to G etc. So the idea is that ABC, DE, GHJ go into piles/totes respectively, meaning you should be able to stow all packages in said pile/tote efficiently.
@@igormagalhaes802 most warehouses avoid using any letters that could be mistaken for others, so a lot of placed won't use both E and F as they're similar and can be mistaken for eachother at a quick glance. Same with the letter I and O as they can be mistaken for 1 and 0. You'll notice both F and I are missing in Amazon's case. abcde"F"gh"I"j
If you are new do not pancake stow like this it'll kill you later in the shift the totes get very full and obviously volume matter so they get as many packages in totes as possible you cant just throw them in by the end of the day you'll be rearranging your boxes and killing your rate.
To answer your second question, your 30 minute unpaid break is usually 4 hours into an 8.5 hour shift presuming you'll be working nights. Different shift patterns on other shifts etc. If it's a 10 hour shift you will get 2 30 minute breaks, one of which is paid and your unpaid one also. If you do overtime on top of that 10 hours (I think after you've done 11 or maybe 12 hours) you are entitled to another PAID 30 minute break. All I can tell you is prepare to be overworked. Over 6 shifts I walked a distance of 75 miles, whilst also lifting weight and bending down continuously. I used to wear shorts and a tshirt on nights and still sweat from start to finish. To give you an idea, the target for "stowing" (putting parcels in bags) is 600 an hour which is 10 a minute and 1 every 6 seconds. That's whilst scanning the parcel and then the bag you put it into. This is a target that some people hit and also exceed as did I, but believe me when I say its hard work.
Haha I been doing it a week, I got no time to check my rate or time. I just focus and I do my best until they tell me to stop. They tell you your rate and there are no robots at the dsx
Already outdated. The totes were moved back to the bottom shelf.
If you start your shift stowing let the racks pile up a bit. Don’t just start stowing right away. That will hurt your rate. You always want to be stowing at a rapid Pace. Hitting 300 a hour anyone can do it. Just be smart about how you do it. Our centre we switch jobs after break so everyone isn’t stowing for 7 hours straight on. Makes it easier. Pick to buffer is about the easiest job to have. If you have 6 people 3 on each side it will run smoothly. When I stow I always think of the pickers. They job is easier when the racks are clear.
Wouldn’t it all equal in total though? Will they not be able to see that I’ve got every package as soon as it got to me? I’ll start on the 18th at the delivery station. I don’t know what position I’ll be doing but it’s a flex schedule well I’ll be doing everything or just one position
@@Chopper140 my warehouse we work in different shifts between break. Today I was buffering then after break we stow until we are done with everything then do pick and stage. They won’t see your packages till you scan them and put them in the bag. It’s not hard. If you’re flex you could be doing anything just depends on the volume you’re doing. Our volume since Black Friday has gone down so I expect Peak won’t be much of anything this year.
@@duffyy1 yeah I’ve been working at the delivery station for a couple weeks now and I have become the most reliable worker they have
Bro I stow three aisles to the same time
I just finished my first week at a delivery station. They never switch positions. If you're assigned to stow, that's what you're doing for the whole time until we all start picking the bags and boxes for the drivers to load their trucks. So, my typical 10-hour shift is 6 hours stowing and 4 hours picking huge heavy bags and boxes. Or, pick to buffer, then bags/boxes to loading dock.😢
I’m still learning ugh I felt like they didn’t do as much hands on when training as I wanted I really want to learn it
This will definitely work when I have 6 lines to pick
Honestly, I try avoid picking now. When I’m doing it I swear I don’t know the alphabet! It’s so hard…
Yeah, I will never stow my target like this!
I will do as they ask! But I will leave when my shift is over and my lines shall be packed full!
Looking forward to the extra overtime
Man that belts tiny the one at my warehouse is twice as thick 😅
you like it thick
Oooh nice, nice.
There is never enough time for pickers to separate the parcels. Try again
nah nah nah this is wrong first the belts needs to be 10 times faster and 500+ stow rate ? and expect a clean and organized bag ? no. 200+ and perfect bag makes sense,
I’m stowing at 218 on my 3rd day with Amazon, but they want me to work on increasing my rate. Needs to be at least 6 per minute which is 360.
Yea no thank you they want you to cover up other peoples slack dont work too hard just work youre getting paid per hour not your performance
Scared chitless to do this since they only trained us a few minutes before moving on to something else. Just been stowing since i started and one day of e/g seperation. I'd hate to f it up for those down the line. Ours is also WAY faster than that line and our totes go on the bottom with oversized in the middle rack at our delivery station.
cute but slow tf down lol. Not gonna last 10 hours going at that pace.
Do you have to scan your own bags before you start
I Already pick like this without the boxes. As a Stower, I'm not sure it's faster to use a trolley and totes, than it is to just pick up stacks (providing they are sorted ABC,DE,GHJ)
Hi. What does ABC mean I that on the boxes, then you put them in alphabetical order? Thanks 😊
@@tonyperez2204 I no longer work there. When you stow the packages they have a corresponding letters and numbers for the aisle it is to be stowed in, and then also the bag. For example "A7-4D". Package goes to line A, Aisle 7, and goes into bag 4D in that aisle. The aisle is quite wide so it is extremely inefficient to walk from bag A to bag J, back to bag A and then to G etc. So the idea is that ABC, DE, GHJ go into piles/totes respectively, meaning you should be able to stow all packages in said pile/tote efficiently.
@@IAmFazeR Why there is no F?
@@igormagalhaes802 most warehouses avoid using any letters that could be mistaken for others, so a lot of placed won't use both E and F as they're similar and can be mistaken for eachother at a quick glance. Same with the letter I and O as they can be mistaken for 1 and 0. You'll notice both F and I are missing in Amazon's case. abcde"F"gh"I"j
@@IAmFazeR Awesome, thank you for reply :)
If you are new do not pancake stow like this it'll kill you later in the shift the totes get very full and obviously volume matter so they get as many packages in totes as possible you cant just throw them in by the end of the day you'll be rearranging your boxes and killing your rate.
Bruh I can't believe you just throw them in there.
Wow the average rate is 544? Ours is posted around the building at 300-350 for one shift and 200-250 another shift
Do you have to scan your badge before you start to stow? Do you scan your badge every time you start a new task?
You log in to your device and keep it with you for your shift, I've never needed to scan a badge to start a new task.
Good video. I start in three weeks. What time is lunch lol 😂
To answer your second question, your 30 minute unpaid break is usually 4 hours into an 8.5 hour shift presuming you'll be working nights. Different shift patterns on other shifts etc. If it's a 10 hour shift you will get 2 30 minute breaks, one of which is paid and your unpaid one also. If you do overtime on top of that 10 hours (I think after you've done 11 or maybe 12 hours) you are entitled to another PAID 30 minute break.
All I can tell you is prepare to be overworked. Over 6 shifts I walked a distance of 75 miles, whilst also lifting weight and bending down continuously. I used to wear shorts and a tshirt on nights and still sweat from start to finish. To give you an idea, the target for "stowing" (putting parcels in bags) is 600 an hour which is 10 a minute and 1 every 6 seconds. That's whilst scanning the parcel and then the bag you put it into. This is a target that some people hit and also exceed as did I, but believe me when I say its hard work.
Seem not library right way than throwing it
So Amazon delivery station I’m working at has the clear on button shel and big boxes middle rack.
Do they give you gloves or do you have to get your own?
They supply them.
I HATE stowing!
Why everyone scared of stow smart transport of work
Salut cest un systeme trop lent il faut retirer les bacs ca va beaucoup plus vite vous gagnez au moins 30% de rentabilitee
You have no good stow ethic 😂throwing packages
Haha I been doing it a week, I got no time to check my rate or time. I just focus and I do my best until they tell me to stop. They tell you your rate and there are no robots at the dsx
Needs to go on Alaska processing boats in the bering sea for the real test. This is weak. lol