Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

This position serves our customers by hand-building pallets of product and loading product onto trailers according to established company and customer standards. Responsibilities include :

• Reading pick sheets and traveling to proper warehouse locations using a pallet jack.
• Picking proper product type and quantity, labeling products, and placing on pallets according to proper zones, locations, and established standards.
• Handling products and building pallets according to established food safety procedures.
• Maintaining the warehouse cleanly and safely according to company standards.
• Communicating with the management team regarding any issues.
• Operating all company warehouse equipment safely.
• Completing all paperwork and utilizing a wearable computer to track time.
• Exhibiting regular and predictable attendance and working overtime as needed.

Qualifications : Education : High school diploma / GED / equivalent degree. Experience : 6 months of previous warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent work experience in place of a degree. Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations : Forklift and pallet jack license / certification preferred. Professional Skills : Knowledge of safe lifting procedures and food safety guidelines. Ability to operate forklift and / or pallet jack and maneuver in tight areas. Meet the minimum productivity levels established by the company. Read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations. Perform basic math functions. Solve problems. Wear personal protective equipment.

Physical Demand : While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The associate must regularly lift and / or move up to 50-90 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to hot, extreme cold and / or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts. The associate is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.