Warehouse Coordinator

Greater Chicago Food Depository; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance

403(b) Retirement

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

On-site Gym

ThrivePass

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Greater Chicago Food Depository in Chicago, IL seeks a Warehouse Coordinator to support daily outbound warehouse execution, create picks, and manage order flow. This role combines systems coordination with hands-on tasks, including forklift operation to maintain workflow continuity.

The position emphasizes tracking inventory, restocking, and accurate documentation within the waste and location systems, while following safety rules and collaborating with Inventory Control.

Qualifications

• Forklift certification required or can be obtained on hire.
• Strong attention to detail in inventory documentation and order accuracy.
• Ability to conduct multiple operational priorities simultaneously.
• Familiar with replenishment process.
• Familiarity with substitution workflows and inventory variance tracking.
• Experience working alongside Inventory Control teams.

Responsibilities

• Create the work lists employees use to pull products for customer orders after needed products have started being restocked.
• Print, organize, and hand out the paperwork employees need to fill customer orders, following management’s instructions.
• Help pull products for orders when extra support is needed because of staffing or workload.
• Record damaged, unusable, or discarded products in the waste log so inventory counts stay accurate.
• Use the warehouse action plan system to report discrepancies in product quantities or locations to manager.
• Verify that the pallets staged match the recorded location in the computer system.
• Identify when the system instructions do not match where products or pallets are actually placed.
• Tell the Warehouse Manager about any issues that could slow down or stop employees from filling orders.
• This position is expected to be replenishing/picking orders up to 50% of the time.
• Follow all warehouse safety rules and procedures.
• Use forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment safely and correctly.
• Take part in daily safety updates and report anything that could create a safety risk.

Skills

Forklift certification

Inventory accuracy

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Replenishment experience

Substitution workflows

Inventory control collaboration

Forklift operation

Tools

Warehouse system

Forklift

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Greater Chicago Food Depository - Chicago, IL 60632, Education Level: None, Salary Range: $23.00 - $24.00 Hourly, Job Shift: Day, Position Summary

The Warehouse Coordinator supports daily outbound warehouse execution by supporting creating picks and separating orders based on management direction, assisting with the coordination of the pick sequence, maintaining inventory accuracy by entering waste in the waste journal in a timely manner, coordinating pallet substitutions with Inventory Control, correcting shorts and cuts and assisting with replenishment activities. This role functions as both a systems-based coordination position and a hands‑on operational support role, including order selecting and forklift operation as needed to maintain workflow continuity.

Key Responsibilities

Order Processing & Picking Support

• Create the work lists employees use to pull products for customer orders after needed products have started being restocked.
• Print, organize, and hand out the paperwork employees need to fill customer orders, following management’s instructions.
• Help pull products for orders when extra support is needed because of staffing or workload.
• Record damaged, unusable, or discarded products in the waste log so inventory counts stay accurate.

Restocking & Forklift Support

• Use the warehouse action plan system to report discrepancies in product quantities or locations to manager.
• Verify that the pallets staged match the recorded location in the computer system.
• Identify when the system instructions do not match where products or pallets are actually placed.

Communication & Team Support

• Tell the Warehouse Manager about any issues that could slow down or stop employees from filling orders.
• This position is expected to be replenishing/picking orders up to 50% of the time.

Safety Rules & Safe Equipment Use

• Follow all warehouse safety rules and procedures.
• Use forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment safely and correctly.
• Take part in daily safety updates and report anything that could create a safety risk.

Qualifications

• Forklift certification (or ability to obtain certification upon hire).
• Strong attention to detail in inventory documentation and order accuracy.
• Ability to conduct multiple operational priorities simultaneously.
• Familiar with replenishment process.
• Familiarity with substitution workflows and inventory variance tracking.
• Experience working alongside Inventory Control teams.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly.
• Frequent bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Comfortable working in varying warehouse temperature zones.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
• Generous paid time off
• Parental leave
• On-site gym
• $3,000 annual employer-paid ThrivePass lifestyle and wellness benefit program
• $250 employee referral bonus