Palletizer- 1st Shift

KeHE Distributors, LLC; Romeoville, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors in Romeoville, IL is seeking a Warehouse Palletizer to unload totes and cases, ensure proper palletization by route and stop, and confirm pallets are orderly before loading. The role is full-time and requires a high school diploma, warehouse experience preferred, and strong English communication.

You will work in a fast-paced environment with daily deadlines, while following safety practices.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Prior warehouse experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate well with internal and external customers and management.
• Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed.
• Ability to efficiently work independently of direct supervision.
• Demonstrated regular and reliable attendance record.
• Ability and willingness to work in a fast pace environment with daily deadlines and goals.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to effectively complete a variety of repetitive and high urgency activities at the same time with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work with others in a spirit of teamwork and cooperation, proactively addressing problems and avoiding crisis whenever possible.
• Demonstrated ability and effectively communicate in English both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Sort, transfer, and stack cases of goods onto a pallet.
• Ensure pallets are properly built by route and stop number.
• Palletize to keep pallets orderly and ready for loading.
• Scan each individual package.
• Condense cases and remove empty pallets.
• Cleanup work area and palletizing lanes during shift and at end of shift.
• Communicate with management regarding mechanical issues with the lanes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Communication skills

Follow safety practices

Independent worker

Reliable attendance

Teamwork

English communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $20.25/Hr. - $20.25/Hr.
• Shift Days: SU-TH, Shift Time: 6:30AM to 2:30 PM
• Benefits after 30 days
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Warehouse Palletizer focuses on the quality unloading of all totes, full cases, and coolers. It also ensures that they are properly palletized by route and stop number. The Palletizer makes certain that pallets are orderly and properly built prior to being loaded.

Essential Functions

• The Warehouse Palletizer focuses on sorting, transferring, and stacking cases of goods or products onto a pallet.
• Ensures that they are properly palletized by route and stop number.
• The Palletizer makes certain that pallets are orderly and properly built prior to being loaded.
• Scanning each individual package.
• Condense cases and remove empty pallets.
• Cleanup work area including palletizing lanes during shift and at the end of shift.
• Communicate with management regarding mechanical issues with the lanes
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude

• Prior warehouse experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate well with internal and external customers and management.
• Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed.
• Ability to efficiently work independently of direct supervision.
• Demonstrated regular and reliable attendance record.
• Ability and willingness to work in a fast pace environment with daily deadlines and goals.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to effectively complete a variety of repetitive and high urgency activities at the same time with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work with others in a spirit of teamwork and cooperation, proactively addressing problems and avoiding crisis whenever possible.
• Demonstrated ability and effectively communicate in English both orally and in writing.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to carry 20 pounds, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is frequently required to stand, climb, bend, and walk. May need to drive between stores as per assignment. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to both a typical office/store environment and all outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environments is low to high

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.