Warehouse Associate (Full Time)

Cavalier Logistics; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cavalier Logistics is seeking a full-time Warehouse Associate in Elk Grove Village, IL. The role involves receiving incoming material, maintaining accurate records, preparing products for shipment, and transporting materials internally.

Responsibilities include shipping/receiving, loading/unloading, labeling, packing, and assisting drivers. Candidates should have at least one year of warehouse experience, the ability to operate forklifts and related equipment, and basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• One year of warehouse experience.
• Ability to read invoices, labels, codes, weights and measurements.
• Basic computer skills to include email and data entry.
• Must pass drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

• Shipping/receiving inventory and packing of orders according to SOPs.
• Load/unload materials to designated storage areas.
• Identify, label and palletize materials.
• Apply protective packaging to prevent damage during transport.
• Assist drivers in loading/unloading arriving trucks/trailers.
• Verify incoming/outgoing shipments for accuracy and disposition.
• Report damages or compliance issues to supervisor.
• Maintain clean, organized work area and operate RF gun/scanner.
• Operate forklift, pallet stacker and pallet jack as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Bilingual ability

Reading invoices/labels

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet jack

Pallet stacker

RF scanner

Job description

Cavalier Logistics is seeking a full-time Warehouse Associate to join our team . The ideal candidate will use their knowledge and experience to receive incoming material; maintain accurate accountability of receiving and record additions and deletions for materials from the record; you will prepare product for shipment according to specifications and/or customer requirements and transport material internally. Our Warehouse Associates are expected to execute standard procedures and assist the logistics team in fulfilling tasks.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Shipping/receiving inventory, picking and packing of orders in a warehouse in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Loading and unloading materials to and from designated storage areas such as racks, shelves or vehicles
• Identify, separate, label and/or palletize materials
• Installing protective packaging, padding, bracing or strapping to items being transported to prevent damage
• Assisting drivers in loading or off-loading arriving trucks/tractor trailers
• Verification of incoming and outgoing shipments to ensure that quantity count is accurate, and no damaged merchandise is received or sent out
• Report damages and/or compliance issues to immediate supervisor
• Maintain clean work environment
• Work with RF gun/scanner
• Operate forklift, pallet stacker, pallet jack required

Requirements:

• One-year warehouse experience
• Operate forklift, pallet stacker, pallet jack required
• Valid driver's license required.
• Bi-lingual a plus.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer skills to include email, data entry using Microsoft Excel and/or Word and typing at approximately 30 wpm
• Ability to read invoices, labels, codes, weights and measurements
• Ability to routinely lift 70 pounds
• Ability to stand for long periods of time up to and exceeding 60 minutes
• Ability to make repetitive movements including but not limited to lifting, bending and/or squatting
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment subject to moderate deviations in temperature, moving machinery and low levels of noise
• Must pass drug test and background check.
• Must live within a 35-mile radius of job location.
• Must have initiative, be dependable, and timely.
• Must be cordial to coworkers and drivers.

Education:

• Minimum high school diploma or GED

Benefits & Compensation:

• Competitive Compensation - Depends on Experience
• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.