Warehouse Associate -1st shift

Technipaq, Inc.; Cary (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Sick and Vacation time

Job summary

Technipaq, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Associate for our Cary, IL location. You will support production lines by delivering materials to and from work areas and staging shipments for loading.

The role requires forklift operation, accurate inventory counting, RF scanning, and adherence to safety and quality guidelines. You will collaborate with supervisors and teams to meet customer ship dates and maintain organized warehouse spaces.

Qualifications

• Must have 2+ years forklift operation and accident-free record.
• 2+ years experience with shipping/receiving including loading/unloading materials with forklift.
• Experience moving product to high shelving with forklift and delivering to machines.
• Experience performing inventory counts and using RF scanners.
• Able to lift 35–60 lbs from floor to shoulder and 10–35 lbs to overhead; push 200–400 lbs with cart or pallet jack.
• Ability to measure to 1/16 inch with ruler; perform basic arithmetic.
• Able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Must work independently, be reliable and have data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading trucks.
• Prepping orders for shipment.
• Putting away used materials.
• General maintenance of all warehouse areas.
• Track on-hand inventory to meet customer orders.
• Fill allocation sheets to meet material demand for production.

Skills

Forklift operation

Shipping & receiving

Inventory control

RF scanners

Read shipping labels

Multi-level shelving

Data entry

English communication

Team reliability

Tools

RF scanners

Job description

Shift available:

• 1st Shift: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, M-F, in our Cary, IL location

Required Skills:

• 2+ years of accident free sit down forklift operation required.
• 2+ years experience with shipping and receiving like loading and unloading materials from trucks with forklift, reading and creating shipping labels, etc.
• Must have previous experience with moving product from floor to shelving units at least 5 levels high with a forklift and experience picking product from stacked shelving and delivering to machines with forklift.
• Must have previous experience doing inventory counts and using RF scanners.
• Ability to repetitively lift 35 to 60 pounds from floor to shoulder and 10 to 35 pounds from should to overhead. Push from 200-400 pounds with cart, hand truck or pallet jack.
• Must be able to measure and interpret measurements up to a 1/16th of an inch using rulers, and have good basic math skills with ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide with ease.
• Must be able to work independently and be reliable.
• Must have basic key boarding and data entry skills.
• Must be able to read, write and orally communicate in English.

Additional Skills A Plus:

• Previous automatic shrink wrapper experience a PLUS.
• Previous experience using balers a plus.
• Previous FedEx, UPS and World Ship a plus.

The Warehouse Associate at Technipaq is a key player in supplying our production lines with materials to keep productivity at peak levels 24-hours a day. This position is responsible for warehouse materials being delivered to and from production areas in order to meet customer promised ship dates. The Warehouse Associate also tracks on-hand inventory of materials in order to ensure we are able to meet our customer orders every time; and is also responsible for meeting material demands of our production areas by filling allocation sheets submitted to the warehouse for material supply. This position will also assist in the following:

• Loading and unloading trucks
• Prepping orders for shipment
• Putting away used materials
• The general maintenance of all warehouse areas.

Warehouse Associates report to our Warehouse Supervisors and interact with all levels of the company in order to make sure customer specifications and quality guidelines are met.

Technipaq is family owned and operated serving the medical device and pharmaceutical packaging industry since 1984. We started as a small one machine company and now operate over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space with 3 manufacturing and warehouse facilities and 180+ employees. Our manufacturing facilities perform the laminating, slitting, sheeting, die cutting, fabricating, and flexographic printing of pouches, lids and roll stock produced in a variety of sizes from foil, film, Tyvek and paper laminates. We offer employees a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid Sick and Vacation time, 401(k) with a company match, and paid holidays.