Warehouse Loader- 2nd Shift

KeHE Distributors; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 2,755,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Dental

Vision

Flexible FSAs/HSAs

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD insurance

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors is hiring a Warehouse Loader in Illinois. You will organize the loading dock, load customer orders per route sequence and dispatch time, and ensure accurate staging and documentation.

The role emphasizes safe handling, inventory control, and efficient loading practices. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in a warehouse and forklift/Pallet jack experience, with OSHA forklift certification preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years in a warehouse environment.
• Experience operating powered industrial equipment (forklift, pallet jacks, stock pickers).

Responsibilities

• Operate powered industrial truck with lifting device (forklift, pallet jack).
• Take inventory and ensure product is staged, stacked, and shrink-wrapped.
• Determine loading configuration for maximum cube utilization.
• Load product into trucks on pallets or by hand stacking.
• Maintain safe loading practices to prevent damage in transit.
• Identify and merge frozen perishable items with correct orders.
• Load non-food items (pallet jacks, display racks, mail).
• Attend to other duties and special projects as requested.
• Maintain good attendance and safe work practices.
• Protect confidential information.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory management

Loading optimization

Safety practices

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift certification

Pallet jacks

Job description

• Shift Days: SU-TH, Shift Time: 8:00 PM to 4:00 AM
• Benefits after 30 days
• Health/Rx
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $20.25/Hr. - $20.25/Hr.
• Shift Days: SU-TH, Shift Time: 8:00 PM to 4:00 AM
• Benefits after 30 days
• Health/Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid sick time
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• 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

The Warehouse Loaderorganizes the loading dock and loads customer orders accurately per route sequence and dispatch time.

Essential Functions

• Operate powered industrial truck equipped with lifting device such as forklift or hand jack to manipulate product.
• Take inventory of materials on loading dock, and ensure that all product is accurately staged, properly stacked, and appropriately shrink-wrapped.
• Determine appropriate loading configuration, taking into account stop order, product mix, and routing, to ensure maximum cube utilization.
• Load product into truck on pallets or by hand stacking or a combination thereof.
• Ensure the method of loading prohibits damage in transit.
• Check for frozen perishable product on cooler dock and merge with correct order.
• Ensure all non-food items are also loaded, i.e. pallet jacks, display racks, mail.
• Other duties and special projects as requested.
• Must maintain good attendance.
• Maintain safe work practices.
• Maintain safeguards of confidential company information.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• A minimum of two (2) years experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Previous experience operating powered industrial equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jacks, stock pickers, etc.).

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude

• OSHA Forklift Certification strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate well with internal customers and management.
• Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed.
• Ability to efficiently work independent of direct supervision.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to carry, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. The associate is required to sit. The associate is frequently required to stand, walk, and climb. While performing the duties of this position, the associate is subject to a warehouse environment where temperatures can vary from very cool to very warm. The associate is also exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise levels in the work environment are typically low to moderate.

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.