2nd Shift Warehouse Associate - Recycling

Imperial Beverage; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a Michigan family-owned beverage distributor, where your hard work will be rewarded with a variety of tasks and the chance to learn new roles. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment while enjoying the perks of health benefits, a generous PTO policy, and fun company events. You'll be an essential part of a team that values passion, integrity, and customer focus. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and enjoy a rewarding career in the beverage industry, this role is for you!

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Generous PTO policy

Free uniforms

Company events

Product sampling

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older with a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Forklift experience preferred and ability to lift heavy items.

Responsibilities

• Organize and recycle product returned to the warehouse.
• Check delivery trucks and prepare pallets for returned products.
• Lift and carry products, ensuring cleanliness in the docking area.

Skills

Forklift operation

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Warehouse management software

Forklift

Pallet jack

Scanner

iPod

Job description

Do you enjoy staying busy with a variety of work to do at a fast pace? Are you the boss on the forklift? Recycling, organizing, unloading, and stocking cases of beer, wine, and spirits for a top beverage sales company sounds like a great fit for you! Not only will you get in a great workout every evening with the opportunity to learn new roles, but we're told our warehouse team has some of the best people to work with in Kalamazoo!

Eat. Sleep. Move Beer. Repeat: Our 2nd Shift Warehouse Associates organize and recycle product returned to the warehouse and also check-in our delivery trucks daily. We take great pride in choosing Warehouse Associates who can handle the hard work, take initiative to train on multiple jobs so they can move up in the company, and work great with a team. This 2nd shift position works full-time, Tuesday-Friday (That's right...a 3-day weekend!) from 11:30am-9:30pm.

Like a fine wine, Imperial Beverage has been getting better with age since 1933. We are a Michigan family-owned beverage distributor and we are passionate about helping others succeed at work and in the community. We only hire those with passion, integrity, customer focus, and the desire for hard work. Once all the work is done, we also like to have fun and lots of it!

Will work for beer? Great! Working for a beverage distributor has its perks. Not only will you get to learn about and sample our products in this general labor position, but we also include health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) match, a generous PTO policy, free uniforms, awesome company events like tickets to baseball games, and opportunity for advancement.

A Day in the Life

• Arrive to the warehouse on time and ready to work
• Collect forklift/pallet jack, scanner, and iPod
• Prepare for drivers by getting pallets ready for returned product
• Check each delivery truck as they return to the warehouse for returned product and recyclables
• Crush glass, compact cardboard, load other recyclable products on trailers
• Organize empty kegs to be returned to suppliers
• Repack and stock returned product
• Replenish inventory
• Clean the docking area and wash delivery trucks

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred
• 18 years of age or older
• Basic computer skills to use an iPod and warehouse management software
• Flexibility to work with varying shift end times
• Attention to detail and a sense of urgency to meet deadlines with accuracy
• Ability to lift and carry an average of 30 pounds, repetitively, and move up to 165 pounds
• Forklift experience preferred
• Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per day