Warehouse Selector (Day) - SYGMA - Ruther Glen, VA

The SYGMA Network; Ruther Glen (VA); On-site; USD 30,307 - 33,062; Full time

Job summary

The SYGMA Network is seeking Warehouse Associates in Virginia to hand‑build pallets and load products onto trailers, following company and customer standards.

Starting pay is $22.81/hour with an average of $23/hour including incentives. A 4‑day work week and day shifts from 5 A.M. or 6 A.M. Sundays through Fridays with Saturdays off are offered, plus an industry‑leading benefits package and on‑the‑job training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 6 months of warehouse experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reads pick sheets, locates products using pallet jack, builds pallets, and loads pallets onto trucks per standards.
• Handles products safely, inspects for damage, and minimizes cross‑contamination.
• Maintains clean and safe warehouse; reports issues to management.
• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, and scanners according to safety standards.
• Completes paperwork and uses wearable computer for time tracking.
• Works scheduled shifts, with overtime as needed.

Skills

Safe lifting procedures

Pallet building

Forklift operation

Pallet jack operation

English literacy

Basic math

Problem solving

Follow instructions

Wear PPE

Scanners usage

Education

High school diploma/GED/equivalent

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Wearable computer

Scanner

Job description

Job Summary

Our Warehouse Associates serve our customers by hand‑building pallets and loading products onto trailers according to established company and customer standards.

• Starting pay rate: $22.81/hour.
• Productivity + Incentives: $23/hour (average)
• 4‑day work week.
• Day shift: Sunday – Friday (start time: 5 A.M./6 A.M.).
• Always off on Saturdays.
• Industry‑leading benefits package.
• On‑the‑job training with career growth opportunities.

Do you have?

• Flexible schedule (Sundays required)
• Warehouse and/or order‑picking experience
• Experience using an electric pallet jack
• Capable of heavy lifting

Responsibilities

• Reads pick sheets and travels to proper warehouse locations using a pallet jack.
• Picks proper product type and quantity, labels products, and places them on a pallet and loads the pallet on trucks according to proper zone, location, and established standards.
• Handles products and builds pallets according to established food safety procedures (e.g., visual inspection of the product for damages, proper placement on pallets to minimize cross‑contamination and damage).
• Maintains the warehouse cleanly and safely according to company standards; takes appropriate corrective actions when a spill or damaged case is discovered; disposes of trash and recycling in proper receptacles.
• Communicates with the management team regarding any issues (e.g., products, out of stocks, safety issues, food safety concerns).
• Operates all company warehouse equipment (e.g., forklifts, pallet jacks, scanners) safely, according to company standards.
• Reports all equipment issues to a member of the management team.
• Completes all paperwork and utilizes a wearable computer to properly track time spent on assignments for productivity reporting.
• Works assigned schedule exhibiting regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as needed to meet workload demands.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree.

Experience

• 6 months of previous warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent work experience in place of a degree.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Forklift and pallet jack license/certification.

Professional Skills

• Knowledge of safe lifting procedures and food safety guidelines.
• Skill in building pallets of products quickly, accurately and safely.
• Ability to operate forklift and/or pallet jack and maneuver in tight areas.
• Meet the minimum productivity levels established by the company.
• Read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations.
• Perform basic math functions (e.g., add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Solve problems.
• Apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Wear personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes).

Physical Demand

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50–90 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposure to hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to high, precarious places.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles occasionally.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.