Freight Handler 1st Shift

Gordon Food Service; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

$500 Wellness reimbursement

Profit sharing & 401(k) with company‑m

Store Discount

Leadership from within

Job summary

Gordon Food Service is hiring a Warehouse Freight Handler for 1st shift in Kenosha, WI. The role involves unloading trailers, breaking down product for pallet configuration, and organizing pallets. You must be 18+, able to work holidays and overtime, and withstand extreme temperatures.

A drug test and background check are required. We offer weekly pay, $500 wellness reimbursement, profit sharing & 401(k) with company match, a store discount, and internal career growth.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Ability to work in extreme cold or hot conditions (-25F to 100F).
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Willing to pass a drug test and background check.
• Prior warehouse experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Safely remove pallets from trailers and break down product for correct pallet configuration.
• Separate inbound freight by item code onto good pallets.
• Ensure damaged product is accounted for and not received into inventory.
• Maintain pallet structural integrity and organize warehouse space.

Skills

Reading & writing English

Overtime willingness

Extreme temperature work

Drug test & background check consent

Job description

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There’s a seat at our table for you…

Warehouse Freight Handler 1st shift

Distribution Center Address:10901 38th St., Kenosha

Pay: Starting at $19.52** /hour**

Plus,anyperformance incentives, bonuses, etc.

Work Schedule:

• Sunday 5:00 AM start

• Mon-Thurs 6:00 AM Start

• Work until the work is completed (shifts vary based on work volume)

Total Rewards at GFS

• Affordablebenefitsplansstart day one!

• Weekly pay

• $500 Wellness reimbursement

• Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match

• Store Discount

• 95% of leadership is hired from within GFS - start your career here!

Gordon Food Service takes pride in delivering seamless order processing and delivery to our customers, and our warehouse staff is the backbone of our success. As afreight handler, you’ll support our team bysafely removing pallets of product from the trailer and breaking down the product for the correct pallet configuration.You will alsoseparate inbound freight by item code onto good pallets, ensure that damaged product is properly accounted for and not received into the warehouse for sale inventory, and account for the structural integrity of pallets.There’s no experience required - we’ll train you how to get the job done!

Does this look like you?

• You must be 18 years of age or older.

• Must be able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed - holidays are very important to our customers!

• We have frozen products - your ability to work in extreme cold or hot conditions (-25F to 100F) is required while you’re here.

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

• Successfully pass a drug test that will assess drug usage and a background check.

• Prior warehouse experience preferred, but not required.

Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.