MID Warehouse Associate (Full Time)

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Perfect Attendance Bonus

Individual Accuracy Bonus

6 Paid Holidays

Vacation Days

Medical Coverage

401k Plan

Life & Disability Insurance

Job summary

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is hiring Warehouse Associates to support the Detroit depot on the Mid Shift. The role involves loading products onto delivery trucks, accurately selecting cases and bottles, and stacking on pallets for efficient dispatch across Michigan.

Employees work Sunday through Thursday, 11am–7:30pm, with mandatory overtime and occasional Saturdays. Benefits include health packages, 401k, paid holidays, and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Able to stand for an entire shift and lift up to 55 lbs.
• Ability to pass pre-employment screenings (background check, drug test, medical eval)

Responsibilities

• Load products from the warehouse onto delivery trucks for Michigan distribution.
• Select full cases and individual bottles with proper labeling facing outward.
• Stack products on pallets safely and stage for loading.
• Operate electric pallet jack or forklift and keep dock area organized.
• Ensure orders are ready for delivery on time and maintain case-per-hour rate

Skills

Heavy Lifting

Physical Stamina

Safety Consciousness

English Proficiency

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is a growing statewide company seeking Warehouse Associates to work the Mid Shift at our depot in Detroit.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

As a Warehouse Associate, you play a critical role in getting our product out to our customers. You are responsible for accurately loading products from within our warehouse onto our delivery trucks to be distributed to our customers throughout Michigan. You accurately select full cases and individual bottles of product for distribution. By stacking light-on-heavy and making sure that labels are facing out, you stack products on pallets safely and effectively.

Your attention to safety is especially important as you operate an electric pallet jack or forklift to transport products. You keep the loading dock in order and moving by staging and shrink-wrapping pallets properly in preparation for loading into delivery trucks. You take pride in keeping the warehouse and your work zone clean and organized. As an efficient worker, you maintain an optimal "case-per-hour rate. You get great satisfaction out of keeping things organized and ensuring that orders are ready for delivery on time!

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The Warehouse Associate position operates in a warehouse environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration where the noise level can be loud. This position is also very active and must frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop and climb throughout the day while lifting, stacking, moving and rotating with items, without handles, that weigh up to 50 pounds; push/pull carts with up to 100 pounds of force. This position is required to operate warehouse equipment and regularly to read, write and communicate in English.

Work Schedule

The Warehouse Associate works Sunday-Thursday from 11am to 7:30pm. This job requires mandatory overtime which is worked at the end of the shift. Employees may be frequently asked to stay beyond their eight-hour shifts. Occasional Saturdays may be required due to business needs.

Pay & Benefits

• Entry-Level wage starting at $21.60 per hour.
• Perfect Attendance Bonus (paid quarterly)
• Individual Accuracy Bonus (paid monthly)
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Vacation and All-Purpose Days after probationary time is met.
• Competitive health packages including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401k Contributions after probationary time is met.
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Disability coverage

Required Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma/GED
• Ability to be active and on your feet for an entire shift
• Ability to frequently lift and carry 55 lbs.

Additional Requirements

• Adhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee policy manual and any applicable contracts, signed agreements, and work rules.
• Cooperates with all management and staff of GLWAS.
• Follows all MLCC rules and regulations, as they apply to the position.
• Use alcohol in a responsible manner when related to business activities.
• Ability to pass pre-employment screenings including a full Background Check, 10-Panel Drug Test, Physical Evaluation, and Agility(Lift) Test

About Great Lakes Wine & Spirits

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is Michigan's Largest Alcoholic Beverage Wholesaler, servicing all 83 Michigan counties. Employing over 1,100 people with facilities throughout the state, We Are Local, Everywhere. Founded as a family business nearly 80 years ago, the tradition of good business principles has remained the cornerstone of Great Lakes Wine & Spirits success. Honesty, hard work, fair dealing, service and an ongoing commitment to the customers and staff. Great Lakes Wine & Spirits strives to provide an ever-escalating standard of innovation and service to its customers and to responsibly enhance demand for its products.

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Great Lakes Wine & Spirits will not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or student, because of a physical or mental impairment with regard to any position or program for which that person is qualified.