Warehouse and Logistics Apprentice

**Chesapeake Electric,** named one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies by *Inc. 5000,* has proudly served our community since 2014. Owned and operated by a Master Electrician, we’ve built a culture where autonomy, accountability, and collaboration fuel both personal growth and company success. Here, hard work is rewarded, teamwork is celebrated, and your career potential is unlimited. **Build Your Career in Operations — No Experience Required** This is not your typical warehouse job, and it’s not a waiting room to become a field electrician. We are building a team of high-performers who want a long-term career in logistics, inventory, and operations support. If you enjoy hands-on work, problem-solving, and being the behind-the-scenes force that helps a team succeed, we will teach you everything you need to know. **Our Core Values: The L.I.G.H.T. Framework** We take our culture seriously and hold every team member to the L.I.G.H.T. framework: we Lead with Integrity, Innovate and Solve, Grow Together, High Standards Always, Think of Others First. **What You’ll Be Doing** As a Logistics Apprentice, you are a critical part of keeping our jobs moving and our customers taken care of. In this role, you will: \* Manage Materials: Receive, organize, and stock materials, tools, and equipment while maintaining a clean, safe, and organized warehouse. \* Ensure Job Readiness: Stage materials for upcoming jobs, support truck restocking, and maintain basic fleet readiness so our technicians can perform at their best. \* Control Inventory: Assist with inventory counts and material tracking, proactively identifying missing, damaged, or low-stock items. \* Support Daily Operations: Handle returns, warranty items, and vendor coordination, while assisting with deliveries, pickups, and jobsite support as needed. \* Drive Improvement: Learn our systems and operational standards, actively working with the team to improve efficiency, accuracy, and organization. **What Makes This Role Different** \* Logistics is the Backbone: At Chesapeake Electric, logistics is not “just the warehouse.” When materials are organized and jobs are prepared correctly, the entire company performs better. You are vital to our daily operational excellence. \* Career Launchpad: No experience required—we invest heavily in your professional development to teach you service business operations, process improvement, and vendor coordination. \* Clear Focus: We want to be upfront: this role is designed for someone who sees logistics as a career path. It is not the right fit if your main goal is to become a field electrician as quickly as possible. **Your Career Trajectory** We believe in building careers, not just filling roles. **Phase 1: The Launch (Weeks 1–8):** Complete our onboarding, learn the warehouse layout, master basic inventory systems, and understand our operational standards. **Phase 2: Core Impact (Months 3–12):** Take ownership of daily material staging, fleet support, and inventory tracking, becoming a dependable pillar for the field team. **Phase 3: Advanced Operations (Year 1+):** Deepen your skill set by learning vendor coordination, purchasing, and process improvement as we prepare you for specialized roles in logistics and operations. **Compensation, Hours & Benefits** \* Pay & Classification: $18.00/hr (Non-exempt) with eligibility to participate in performance pay incentives during month 4. \* Schedule: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (+/- an hour depending on operational demands). On site with driving between counties for local deliveries: AACO, HOCO, PCGO, MOCO \* Financial Security: 401k with a 5% match (vested immediately) and participation in our profit-sharing program. \* Paid Time Off: Comprehensive PTO package, including a paid birthday and paid work anniversary. \* Holidays: Paid holidays (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas). \* Team Culture: Weekly team breakfast, monthly company/community events, a…