Repack Associate - Des Plaines

Sysco; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Des Plaines, IL is seeking a warehouse associate for a finance position that is responsible for salvaging, recouping and repacking products. This role supports inventory integrity and cost control within a busy distribution environment.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma (GED preferred), 1–3 months warehouse experience, and the ability to read and follow complex instructions. This on-site role requires reliable teamwork and basic computer skills to manage standard

Qualifications

• Able to read, write and communicate effectively, as it relates to the job and the safety regulations.
• Strong mathematical skills and ability to perform basic calculations.
• Computer skills and ability to use basic software and systems.
• Capable of following written, oral, or diagram instructions.
• Ability to recognize similarities and differences in words and numbers.

Responsibilities

• Assess and sort all damaged products for recouping.
• Collaborate with warehouse management to control shrink.
• Cooperate with merchandising to ensure proper packaging from vendors.
• Assist with developing a reconciliation program.
• Work with inventory control to reduce company shrink.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area at all times.

Skills

Reading & writing comms

Math skills

Computer skills

Problem solving

Ability to follow instructions

Education

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Job Summary

This is a finance position that is responsible for salvaging, recouping and repacking products.

Job Summary

This is a finance position that is responsible for salvaging, recouping and repacking products.

Responsibilities

• Assess and sort all damaged products for recouping.
• Collaborate directly with warehouse management to control shrink.
• Cooperate indirectly with merchandising to ensure proper packaging from vendors.
• Assist with developing a reconciliation program.
• Work with inventory control to assist in reducing company shrink.
• Keep the area clean and neat at all times.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED) or equivalent preferred.

Experience

• 1-3 months of related warehouse distribution experience preferred.

Requirements

• 18+ years of age
• Pass employment testing

Professional Skills

• Able to read, write and communicate effectively, as it relates to the job and the safety regulations.
• Can read a limited number of two and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Able to print and speak simple sentences.
• Strong mathematical skills.
• Computer skills.
• Capable of applying common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

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.

• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Must regularly lift and/or move 20-40 pounds, and occasionally lift 50-80 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.