Unloader in a Warehouse

United Way of Greenville County; Rock Island (IL); On-site; USD 46,838,000 - 57,859,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Unloading is a third party logistics provider that unloads general merchandise and handles pallet management in warehouses. The role starts at $17/hr and requires basic English, safety focus, and ability to work in a busy environment.

The position emphasizes physical demands, routine paperwork, and coordination with receivers and forklift operators to ensure smooth inbound flow.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow safety standards and procedures.
• Basic English reading, writing and math skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift and/or pallet jack to assist unloading.
• Remove product from trucks safely and efficiently following safety procedures.
• Coordinate with receivers and tow motor operators to ensure proper inbound flow.
• Hand-stack floor loads with correct labeling and stacking (ti-hi) and avoid mixing products.
• Minimize damage to products during handling and storage.
• Submit paperwork accurately and wrap pallets for storage stability.

Skills

Safety procedures

Basic English

Teamwork

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

Southeast Unloading is seeking to hire hard-working unloaders (lumpers) to unload trucks, sort and stack product in a warehouse environment.

Starts at $17/hr

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operates a forklift and/or pallet jack to assist in the unloading process
• Removes product from trucks safely and efficiently, following all safety standards, procedures and processes
• Coordinates with receivers and tow motor operators to ensure proper flow of inbound product
• Hand-stacks all floor loads in appropriate manner with appropriate labels out, correct ti-hi's, and no mixed product
• Regularly ensures that product loads are properly handled to minimize damage to products
• Submits paperwork correctly and timely Wraps pallets to ensure stability when storing products

PHYSICAL + MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Stands, bends, stoops, squats, reaches, twists, and otherwise moves continuously
• Frequently walks throughout the workday
• Frequently reaches above shoulder level to lift or otherwise move objects that weigh 30 -- 50 pounds and occasionally, 50-100 pounds when unloading and sorting pallet products
• Pushes and pulls frequently
• Functions and operates comfortably in a very active fast-paced environment
• Endures extreme temperatures of heat and cold
• Withstands loud noise and distractions 20/20 Vision with correction
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Basic English reading, writing and mathematical skills
• Must have reliable transportation

Once selected for hire, successful candidates will be required to:

• Provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen
• Consent to a criminal background screening

ABOUT US

Southeast Unloading is a third party logistics services provider headquartered in Northeast Florida. Our company is contracted to unload general merchandise, grocery, perishable, retail foods and miscellaneous products and/or pharmaceuticals in warehouses and distribution centers. We do not own the sites where we unload trucks but rather provide freight-unloading services, pallet management, tote washing, trailer stripping and other services such as driver-assisting, picking, will-call, export labeling, housekeeping, and janitorial to our customers' warehouses and distribution centers.