Route Checker

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC is seeking a Checker to ensure the accuracy of customer orders leaving the warehouse by inspecting pallets, verifying quantities, and documenting discrepancies before loading for delivery.

The role also reviews returned route trucks, performs counts, and communicates issues to drivers to finalize the check-in process, while maintaining safety and cleanliness in the warehouse. This position offers growth opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Up to 12 months of work experience preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs and work in a noisy, non-climate controlled environment.

Responsibilities

• Verify customer orders by inspecting pallets and reviewing tickets for accuracy.
• Inspect returning route trucks, perform blind counts, and update loads as needed.
• Document discrepancies on reports and communicate corrections to the team.
• Maintain warehouse cleanliness and safety while supporting pallet building as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Ability to lift 75 lbs

Fast-paced environment

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Powered Industrial Truck (PIT)

Pallet Jack Certification

Job description

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Pay Range: 17.00 - 19.00 Hourly , depending on experience

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Job Overview

The Checker is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all customer orders leaving the warehouse by inspecting and verifying all completed orders, documenting any discovered discrepancies, and ensuring any discovered discrepancies are corrected on the order prior to loading for delivery. This position will also review and inspect the accuracy of all route delivery trucks upon return to the warehouse, document any discovered discrepancies, and make all needed changes prior to finalizing the route truck check-in process.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Verifies the accuracy of Customer Orders by inspecting built pallets to ensure they are adequately built, stabilized, and secure for transportation to the Customer and reviewing Pick Tickets to ensure the Product Type and Quantity are correct. This includes communicating with warehouse teammates when mistakes are discovered so the needed correction can be made to the specific pallet.
• Inspects returning Route Deliver Trucks to determine if they are in the proper condition for the Check-In Process and performs Blind Counts of all returning Route Delivery Trucks to compare counts to the reported quantities of the returning Route Delivery Trucks. This includes communicating with Route Delivery Drivers of issues discovered and makes the needed changes to the final Load-In prior to finalizing the Check-in Process.
• Documents any discrepancies, changes, additions, subtractions, required to a Customer Order, (Miss-Picks, Pallet Types, Additional Pallets, Out-of-Stocks, etc.), on the proper Reports (Load Bay Diagrams/Pick Tickets), and provides information to the appropriate personnel.
• Accounts for all returned Product and Deposit Items on the Route Delivery Trucks and ensures information is classified correctly, including but not limited to Out-of-Date, Damaged, Good Items, and Pallets.
• Maintains cleanliness and safety of work area and warehouse, performs other tasks including pallet building as determined and requested by management.
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Understanding of basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced atmosphere while walking and repetitively lifting 30 lbs
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment
• Ability to coordinate and organize efficient and dependable warehouse processes
• Ability to adapt to needs of role in different work areas throughout the workday and meet minimum expectations of those different work areas
• Ability to read and interpret instructions from a computer screen
• Attention to detail and ability to differentiate our packages
• Ability to work in a noisy and non-climate controlled (hot in summer, cold in winter) environment
• Intentional self-starter who takes initiative and proactively seeks out value-add opportunities
• Flexibility (schedules, hours change with the demands of the business)

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PIT (Powered Industrial Truck)
• Pallet Jack Certification

Noisy and non-temperature-controlled environment

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.