Pick & Pack Associate

RVI; Watertown (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA options

401(k) with Employer Match

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Term Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee-of-the-Month and Year

RITALKA University

Employee Luncheons

Community Volunteering

Job summary

RVI, a long-standing wire harnesses and control boxes manufacturer in the upper Midwest, seeks a Pick & Pack Associate in Watertown, SD. This hands-on role emphasizes accuracy, organization, and timely packaging.

You will review pick lists, locate parts, count and verify quantities, label packages, and place finished goods in the staging area, while keeping work areas clean.

Qualifications

• Read and understand basic written instructions.
• Read part numbers, quantities, labels, and locations.
• Basic counting and math skills.
• Ability to follow established processes and instructions.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Review pick lists, work orders, BOMs, to determine required parts and quantities.
• Locate parts in designated shelf, bin, rack, or inventory locations.
• Complete work at a reasonable and consistent pace.
• Pick the correct part numbers and quantities for each order or kit.
• Verify picked materials against the provided documentation before packaging.
• Count parts and identify quantity or part discrepancies.
• Place picked parts into bags, boxes, totes, or other packaging.
• Package parts to prevent damage during handling and shipment.
• Apply labels, part identification, quantities, or other markings to packages.
• Place completed packages in the finished-goods or staging area.
• Maintain separation between orders, kits, and part numbers to prevent mix-ups.
• Return unused material to the proper inventory location.
• Notify supervisor if quantities do not match the pick list or materials cannot be located.
• Identify and report damaged, incorrect, or questionable material.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Keep shelves, bins, carts, and packaging areas orderly.
• Dispose of packaging waste in designated locations.
• Follow inventory control, quality, safety and housekeeping procedures.
• Assist with basic inventory counts or cycle counts as directed.
• Perform other basic warehouse, material-handling or packaging duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading instructions

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Dependable attendance

Communication of shortages

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Barcode scanners

Inventory systems

Job description

Showcase your skills with an established, yet growing, company that's been in business for over 29 years! At RVI, we offer exciting, challenging work tailored to your strengths, along with opportunities to make an impact. Learn more about us at rvi-inc.com

Salary in accordance with applicable experience, ranging from $18 to $20 per hour

REASONABLE FLEX SCHEDULES & START TIMES AVAILABLE!

BENEFITS & PERKS:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• HSA/FSA options
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Term Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee-of-the-Month and Year
• RITALKA University
• Employee Luncheons
• Community Volunteering

The Pick & Pack Associate is responsible for accurately picking parts and materials from designated shelf locations and packaging them according to work order, kit, and/or customer requirements. This is a straightforward, hands-on position focused on accuracy, organization, productivity, and ensuring the correct parts and quantities are packaged and ready for shipment or production use.

• Review pick lists, work orders, bills of material (BOMs), or other provided documentation to determine required parts and quantities.
• Locate parts in designated shelf, bin, rack, or inventory locations.
• Complete work at a reasonable and consistent pace.
• Pick the correct part numbers and quantities for each order or kit.
• Verify picked materials against the provided documentation before packaging.
• Count parts and identify obvious quantity or part discrepancies.
• Place picked parts into bags, boxes, totes, or other specified packaging.
• Package parts in a manner that prevents damage during handling and shipment.
• Apply labels, part identification, quantities, or other required markings to packages.
• Place completed packages or kits in the designated finished-goods or staging area.
• Maintain separation between different orders, kits, and part numbers to prevent material mix-ups.
• Return unused or incorrectly picked material to the proper inventory location.
• Notify the supervisor or appropriate personnel when inventory quantities do not match the pick list or when material cannot be located.
• Identify and report damaged, incorrect, or questionable material.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Keep shelves, bins, carts, and packaging areas orderly.
• Dispose of cardboard, plastic, packaging waste, and other materials in designated locations.
• Follow established inventory control, quality, safety, and housekeeping procedures.
• Assist with basic inventory counts or cycle counts as directed.
• Perform other basic warehouse, material-handling, or packaging duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to read and understand basic written instructions.
• Ability to read part numbers, quantities, labels, and inventory locations.
• Basic counting and math skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to accurately match part numbers on documentation to physical material.
• Ability to remain organized while working with multiple part numbers.
• Ability to follow established processes and instructions.
• Ability to work independently after receiving appropriate training.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to communicate material shortages, discrepancies, or questions to the appropriate personnel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Previous experience in picking, packing, shipping, receiving, inventory, warehouse, fulfillment, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience working from pick lists, work orders, or bills of material.
• Basic experience with barcode scanners or inventory systems.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand and/or walk for the majority of the workday.
• Frequently reach, bend, stoop, and retrieve material from shelves or bins.
• Use hands and fingers to handle small parts and packaging materials.
• Repetitively pick, count, bag, box, and label material.
• Push or pull carts containing parts or completed orders.
• Lift and carry up to 40 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally, with assistance when appropriate.
• Visually identify and differentiate part numbers, labels, quantities, and material.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

RVI Overview

RVI is a full-service provider of high-quality, reliable wire harnesses and control boxes, that fosters strong collaborative relationships to support your business growth. We strongly believe that in order to achieve success for both RVI and our clients, a valued partnership, based on integrity, is critical.

Why You Should Apply Here

RVI is a family-owned company that focuses on creating jobs in rural communities in the upper Midwest; purposefully deciding to create jobs away from the chaos of larger metro areas. Our company values help to foster strong relationships with not only our employees and customers, but also our communities. We take pride in finding careers that fit the person rather than a person to fit a job which allows us all to do extraordinary things with ordinary people.

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.