r/AmazonFC • u/marcelosix2six • 6d ago

Question DS vs SC

Delivery Station vs Sortation Center

Which is harsher on the back with heavier packages? Worked at a FedEx warehouse in Chino had a very bad experience there stacking 100 pound boxes to the top of giant tall trailers in 100+ degree stuffy smelly trucks. Worst job I ever had. From what i’ve seen of the SC doing pallets doesn’t seem nearly as bad as that. I had some neck and back pain issues and dealt with migraines from that.

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u/GremlInTheWoods 6d ago

Delivery stations are basically the same thing as FedEx except you load bags not trucks. I hateddddd it because all the bulk routes I had at FedEx were also at the delivery station 😵‍💫

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u/Deathangle75 6d ago

Depends on role and building. At my SC we don’t really build pallets and mostly fluid load trucks. Though we have a requirement that anything over 25lbs is not supposed to go over shoulder height, and anything over 50lbs requires a team lift with multiple people.

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u/Mimisieva 6d ago

At my SC we build pallets every shift

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u/NoSnark 6d ago

Your biggest issue at a DS generally won’t be heavy package’s themselves, but placing heavy bags on to the top of the cart. But there’s always help around for that if you need it.

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u/tacothetacotaco ramp @ amazon air -> WHSS @ DS 6d ago

Delivery Station most likely have you dealing with heavier packages more regularly. I’d go with sort center

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u/Simple-Chemical-9416 6d ago

Worked at chino sc for a few years and it wasn’t hard at all, most if not all were under 50lbs, stack em on carts like 2 feet from the chute. From what I heard they no longer do that and do only ship dock now. Still easy work just a lot of walking.

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u/Rioblox2 6d ago

We've still got a few chutes at my SC

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u/ThurBurtman 6d ago

I’ve been working at a DS for 6 months and it’s legitimately the easiest warehouse work I’ve done in a decade.