Warehouse Associate- 1st Shift

KeHE Distributors, LLC; Romeoville, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Employee stock ownership

Floating holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors, LLC is hiring a part-time warehouse associate to join their team in Romeoville, Illinois. The role involves shipping and receiving duties in a freezer environment while following safety measures. A good organizational skill set is important, and training will be provided.

Benefits start on day one and include 401(k), paid leave, and employee stock ownership. Shifts are from Sunday to Thursday, 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM, with a pay rate of $20.25 per hour.

Qualifications

• Good organizational and mechanical skills are essential.
• Familiarity with warehouse technology, such as scanning tools, is desired.
• Previous warehouse experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform various shipping and receiving duties in a freezer environment.
• Load orders onto a truck or shipping container and organize stock.
• Inspect product for defects or damage and ensure proper packing.

Skills

Organizational skills

Mechanical skills

Attention to detail

Decision making

Familiarity with warehouse technology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Scanning tool

Forklift

Job description

Why Work for KeHE?

• Part-time
• Pay Range: $20.25/Hr. - $20.25/Hr.
• Shift Days: SU-TH, Shift Time: 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM
• Benefits on Day 1
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Floating holiday pay for Company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

A warehouse associate is responsible for performing various shipping and receiving duties safely. These duties include receiving, processing, storing and sending inventory according to orders and shipping schedules. This role is responsible loading orders onto a truck or shipping container, organizing stock and labeling product as appropriate. The duties and responsibilities of this position are completed in a freezer environment.

Essential Functions

• Full case order selection.
• Oversee and manage carrying, sorting, loading and unloading product.
• Track inventory throughout the warehouse.
• Inspect product for defects or damage, document and report accordingly.
• Ensures that product is packed and secured properly.
• Will move product of various weight capacity and should be familiar with conducting appropriate safety measures within a freezer.
• Optimize loads to ensure operational efficiency.
• Preserve a clean and safe working environment.
• May operate warehouse machines, such as a Forklift.
• May be required to clean various areas of the warehouse.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• Good organizational and mechanical skills
• Familiarity with warehouse technology, such as a scanning tool.
• Talent Inventory – such as decision making, attention to detail, conceptual thinking

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Previous warehouse experience helpful but not required, training will be provided.

Physical Requirements

• Physical strength required for lifting, moving and transporting materials of various weights.
• Strong endurance skills needed.

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

• KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.