Selector Perishables

BJ's Wholesale Club; Elkton (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Memberships

PTO

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club is hiring a Selector to efficiently pick product and build pallets for our perishable distribution centers. The role involves lifting up to 50–100 lbs, operating material handling equipment, and ensuring accurate paperwork and labels align with customer specifications.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED, warehouse experience, and the ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; college coursework is a plus.
• Warehouse experience preferred.
• Experience operating material handling equipment preferred.
• Ability to take directions via headset system.
• Flexible to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Basic math and pallet ID verification skills.

Responsibilities

• Select damage-free product to build pallets per customer specs.
• Verify product against pick tickets and labels, submit accurate paperwork.
• Maintain productivity and accuracy at required standards.
• Identify and report inventory discrepancies.
• Maintain dock and facility cleanliness and safety.
• Operate required equipment after training.
• Ensure regular attendance and adhere to food safety standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility with schedule

Basic math skills

Accurate paperwork

MHE experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

VoCollect headset

Pallet jack operation

Forklift operation

Job description

A World-Class Team

BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you’re stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most.

We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.

Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s

At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow.

Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:

• Weekly Pay: Get paid every weekso that you can manage your money on your terms.
• Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*
• Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.*
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*

*Eligibility requirements vary by position.

Job Summary:

As a Selector, you will properly, efficiently, and accurately pick product to neatly and accurately build pallets for our clubs. Our perishable distribution centers are temp controlled, ranging anywhere from 30 degrees in the cooler to -20 degrees in the freezer. Selectors will typically lift between 50-100lbs of product and operate powered equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks, etc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Properly, efficiently, and accurately select damage-free product to build pallets neatly and accurately with appropriate product according to customer specifications with labels facing out, arrows facing up
• Verify product against pick tickets and case label and turn in complete, legible, accurate paperwork
• Maintain required productivity level at 100% standard
• Maintain accuracy levels at 99.9% standard
• Check condition of pallets and exchange where necessary
• Promptly report damage and all inventory discrepancies to supervisor
• Maintain cleanliness and repair of dock, and facility areas
• Assist in ensuring pallets are wrapped and stacked for safe transport to storage
• Safely operate appropriate Material Handling Equipment after training
• Maintain all food safety, housekeeping, and other applicable standards
• Ensure regular and consistent attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED. College coursework, continuing technical education or comparable business experience is a plus
• Warehouse experience preferred
• Experience operating Material Handling Equipment preferred
• Handle and prioritize requests from multiple sources
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Basic math to ensure proper height and counts and verify pallet ID numbers
• Ability to take directions using the headset selection system (such a VoCollect)
• Ability to accommodate flexible schedules to meet the needs of the customer to include nights, weekends, and holidays

Environmental Job Conditions:

• Independently lift up to 50 lbs frequently and 100 lbs occasionally
• Sit, stand, walk bend, squat on a frequent to continual basis in a refrigerated warehouse environment
• Grasp, reach, push or pull (such as boxes of product, or a hand truck) on a frequent basis
• Build pallets up to 6 feet tall with case weights up to 50 pounds
• Endurance for continuous, fast paced work
• Fluctuating temperatures within the perishable DC including freezing temperatures as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit
• Able to work while wearing appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the job (such as steel-toed protective footwear, safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, insulated clothing, etc)
• Products may contain food allergens (such as fish, shellfish, peanuts, etc.)
• Utilize equipment for the job safely and accurately after training (such as computer, handheld tracker, copiers, scanners, printers, radio headsets, pallet jack, etc.)

In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $26.50

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