Selector, Out Bound - SYGMA - Orlando, FL

Sysco; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Orlando is seeking a Warehouse Associate to hand-build pallets and load trailers per established standards.

You will read pick sheets, travel to locations with a pallet jack, select correct product type and quantity, and label/stack on pallets for loading onto trucks. Maintain food safety, report issues, and operate equipment as needed.

Strong English reading/writing and basic math skills are required; overtime may be needed to meet workload; join a safety‑minded team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 6 months warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent.
• Forklift and pallet jack license/certification.
• Read/write and communicate in English; basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Read pick sheets and travel to locations using a pallet jack.
• Picks product type/quantity, labels, places on pallet, loads onto trucks per standards.
• Handles products and builds pallets per food safety procedures; inspect for damages; avoid cross-contamination.
• Keeps warehouse clean/safe; handles spills; disposes of trash/recycling.
• Communicates with management about issues (out-of-stocks, safety concerns).
• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, scanners safely; reports equipment issues.
• Completes paperwork and uses wearable computer to track time spent on assignments.
• Works assigned schedule with attendance and overtime as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Safe lifting procedures

Food safety guidelines

Pallet building

Forklift operation

Pallet jack operation

English literacy

Basic math

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Forklift certification

Pallet jack certification

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This position serves our customers by hand-building pallets of product and loading product onto trailers according to established company and customer standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reads pick sheets and travel to proper warehouse locations using a pallet jack.
• Picks proper product type and quantity, labels products and places on a pallet and loads the pallet on trucks according to proper zone, location, and established standards.
• Handles products and build pallets according to established food safety procedures (e.g. visual inspection of the product for damages, proper placement on pallets to minimize cross-contamination and damage).
• Ensures that the warehouse is maintained cleanly and safely according to company standards; takes appropriate corrective actions when a spill or damaged case is discovered; disposes of trash and recycling in proper receptacles.
• Communicates with the management team regarding any issues (e.g. products, out of stocks, safety issues, food safety concerns).
• Operates all company warehouse equipment (e.g. forklifts, pallet jacks, scanners) safely, according to company standards.
• Reports all equipment issues to a member of the management team.
• Completes all paperwork and utilizes a wearable computer to properly track time spent on assignments for productivity reporting.
• Works assigned schedule exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as needed to meet workload demands.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree

Experience

• 6 months of previous warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent work experience in place of a degree.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• Forklift and pallet jack license/certification.

Professional Skills:

• Knowledge of: safe lifting procedures, and food safety guidelines.
• Skill in: building pallets of products quickly, accurately and safely.
• Ability to: operate forklift and/or pallet jack and maneuver in tight areas.
• Meet the minimum productivity levels established by the company.
• Read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations.
• Perform basic math functions (e.g. add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Solve problems.
• Apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Wear personal protective equipment (e.g. safety shoes).

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 - 90 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts.
• The associate is frequently exposed to high, precarious places.
• The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.