Distribution Warehouse Associate (full time)

Jaeckle Distributors; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Generous Paid Time Off

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Jaeckle Distributors, a family owned wholesale distributor, is hiring a full-time Warehouse Associate in Madison, WI. This role involves picking, loading, and unloading materials using forklift equipment, ensuring accuracy and safety.

The ideal candidate enjoys hands-on work and meets physical requirements. Jaeckle values teamwork and offers competitive pay along with comprehensive benefits. Join a company committed to operational excellence and career development.

Qualifications

• Willingness to get forklift certified or already certified.
• Ability to lift 25–75 pounds unassisted.
• Reliable transportation to work.

Responsibilities

• Pick items from designated warehouse locations using forklift.
• Unload and load deliveries verifying count and shipment details.
• Package parcel shipments, ensuring protection against damage.
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace.

Skills

Forklift operation

Problem-solving

Active listening

Physical strength

Job description

Are you looking for a hands‑on warehouse role with a company that values people, safety, accuracy, and teamwork? Jaeckle Distributors has a great opportunity for a full‑time Warehouse Associate in Madison, WI. If you take pride in your work and would like to grow with an organization, this role is for you! Work with a team that offers:

• Competitive pay and bonuses
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Supportive, team‑oriented work environment

Who We Are?

Jaeckle Distributors is a family owned and operated wholesale distributor of flooring and surfacing materials. Jaeckle has been in the business for over 60 years and takes pride in making a meaningful difference for our people and the partners we serve through building the right partnerships with trusted accuracy and responsiveness.

Requirements

What You’ll Do:

Picking

• Using forklift equipment, accurately pick items from designated warehouse bin locations based on pick‑label information.
• Use RF scan guns for items, locations, and other picking‑critical details.
• Verify the correct item, quantity, condition, and packaging against pick label.
• Report inventory discrepancies, damages, or missing stock to the warehouse supervisor when discovered.

Loading & Unloading

• Unload inbound deliveries from small parcels to full truckloads, and position product in the correct areas safely and efficiently.
• Load shipments (LTL, FTL, and parcel) verifying count, labeling, and shipment details.
• Build, organize, and/or wrap pallets for shipment.
• Verify pallet and piece counts, inspect deliveries for damage and report to floor supervisor.
• Collect delivery documentation and provide to operation for processing.

Parcel

• Check that material picked matches order information in the computer system.
• Package parcel shipment orders, box and pack to protect against damage.
• Measure parcel size, shape, and weight and record package details into the automated system to process.
• Add shipping labels, print and include packing lists where documentation is required for accounting and customer records, adding relevant shipping notes to orders when needed.

Special Shipments

• Receive oversized pallet shipments and assist in checking material into inventory.
• Handle and package sheet and trim material into boxes and cardboard tubes without damage.
• Pick and palatalize oversized material for order delivery as needed.
• As needed serve as a 'spotter' for material handling of large special size materials, and assist with other loading/unloading as needed.

Across the Operation

• Uphold Jaeckle’s core values.
• Maintain a safe and clear workspace, empty garbage and dispose of packing materials.
• Communicate professionally with all Jaeckle personnel, service providers, and customers.
• Support Pick‑Up (will‑call) activities by picking orders, loading customers, and ensuring customer completes paperwork.
• Reliable attendance (mandatory), 40 hours per week.
• Overtime opportunities will be made available throughout the year.

Are You the Right Fit?

Ask yourself these questions—if you answer “YES!”, then we want to hear from you!

• Do you like working with your hands?
• Do you hold a forklift certification, or are you willing to be trained and certified?
• Do you have a reliable means of getting to and from work?
• Can you frequently lift 25–75 pounds of material unassisted?
• Are you an active listener and problem solver who asks clarifying questions when needed?
• Do you have military experience? (A plus, but not required.)

Warehouse Associates report to the Warehouse Supervisor and work weekdays during regular business hours. We count on every Associate to help us strive towards operational excellence. Reliable Associates qualify for our robust job development program which increases Warehouse Associate pay as skills and experience increase. Career and compensation goals are set by you the Associate and is open to extend beyond warehouse operations into other departments.

If this sounds like everything you’re looking for in your career, now is the time to apply!

Jaeckle Distributors is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce representing the many personalities and cultures in our world. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.