Warehouse Associate (1st Shift) - Chattanooga, TN

Empire Distributors, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Company paid life insurances

Supplemental Aflac and legal plans

Job summary

Empire Distributors, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Associate (1st Shift) for our Chattanooga, TN distribution center. This role supports daily order fulfillment for a leading beverage distributor and requires reliable, safety‑minded teamwork.

You will pull orders, stock and load trucks, and operate a forklift and other warehouse equipment to ensure accurate inventory flow and on‑time delivery. A willingness to learn and basic computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to operate forklift and other warehouse equipment.

Responsibilities

• This person pulls orders, stocks, stores, and distributes inventory within the distribution center and loads trucks for next day delivery.
• Picks product (cases and individual bottles) from shelf and racking locations to fulfill order requirements.
• Operates forklift, order picker and hand truck to transport products.
• Loads into and unloads inventory from trucks by hand, forklifts, and/or hand trucks.
• Follows established procedures in signing in and out equipment.
• Performs all fulfillment functions accurately and efficiently.

Skills

Basic Computer Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Order Picker

Hand Truck

Job description

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Warehouse Associate (1st Shift) - Chattanooga, TN

TN-CHA-AM Warehouse Regular Full-Time Laborer unskilled Mc Donald, TN, US

Empire Distributors Inc, A Leading Beverage Distributor is now hiring a Warehouse Associate (1st Shift.) Our company offers competitive wages, potential growth opportunities, and excellent benefits that include, but aren’t limited to health care, retirement benefits, paid time off, company paid life insurances, and supplemental Aflac and legal plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• This person pulls orders, stocks, stores, and distributes inventory within the distribution center and loads trucks for next day delivery
• Picks product (cases and individual bottles) from shelf and racking locations to fulfill order requirements.
• Operates forklift, order picker and hand truck to transport products.
• Loads into and unloads inventory from trucks by hand, forklifts, and/or hand trucks.
• Follows established procedures in signing in and out equipment.
• Performs all fulfillment functions accurately and efficiently.
• Maintains assigned work area in a clean and acceptable manner.
• Re-warehouses broken inventory according to proper procedures. Sorts the remaining sellable inventory and returns goods to product locations.
• Re-warehouses loose bottles, requesting a supervisor assign a bottle location if necessary.
• Replenishes and cleans designated area during the shift, ensuring all pallets and trash are stored properly.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Computer Skills

• Basic Computer Skills

“Empire is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. We are committed to ensuring that all employment decisions are made on the basis of qualification, merit, and business need; without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disabilities, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. “

• health care
• retirement benefits
• paid time off
• company paid life insurances
• supplemental Aflac and legal plans