Warehouse Worker

Sysco Corp.; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Corp. in Illinois seeks a Warehouse Worker to perform unloading/loading, putaway, replenishment, and shipping tasks in a fast-paced distribution center.

You will use pallet jacks, RF devices and WMS systems to move and verify product, while maintaining safety and accuracy throughout shifts. Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or GED, strong communication, teamwork, and attention to detail, plus prior warehouse experience and basic math skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to interact with suppliers, customers, and colleagues.
• Ability to work well in a team and coordinate with shifts across departments.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Customer service mindset with responsiveness to requests and follow-up.
• Proven problem-solving abilities with data gathering and analysis.
• Sound judgement and timely decision-making in fast-paced environments.
• Professional demeanor and accountability under pressure.
• Detail-oriented with focus on accuracy and quality.
• Basic math skills including rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to follow policies/procedures consistently and understand safety guidelines.
• Ability to interpret written, verbal, or diagrammatic instructions.

Responsibilities

• Unload inbound shipments and move to staging while checking for damages against PO’s.
• Document discrepancies, overages, or shortages and obtain signatures.
• Wrap and secure pallets for safe loading; load outbound shipments for stability.
• Convey items from Receiving to putaway locations and consolidate like items.
• Perform inventory counts and verify quantities across locations.
• Receive, pick, and ship warehouse items per correct PO numbers.
• Break down and separate product by item numbers; stack on pallets.
• Adjust pallet quantities to ensure even weight distribution.
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping and comply with safety standards.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Judgement

Professionalism

Detail Oriented

Arithmetic

Policies & Procedures

Instruction Interpretation

Attendance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

WMS HighJump/PeopleSoft

RF devices

Job description

Position Summary

The Warehouse Worker is responsible for the following warehouse activities including but not limited to: shipping, receiving, putaway, replenishment, item demand, consolidation, count checks, loading and unloading of trucks.

Primary Responsibilities

Unloading & loading of shipments

Uses various powered industrial equipment to perform the following:

• Unload inbound shipments and convey product to staging area to be received in
• Inspect, count & examine all shipments being unloaded against PO’s for damages and/or discrepancies
• Document all overages, shortages and damages
• Ensure that all necessary signatures are on the driver’s paperwork before the driver is released
• Wrap pallets by machine or hand to ensure stability
• Load outbound shipments in a way so that they are stable to ensure safety and avoid product being damaged

Putaway

• Conveying of items from the Receiving area or Staging area to Home, Overflow or Bulk locations

Replenishment, Item Demand, Count Checks and Consolidation of items in the warehouse

• Convey items from storage locations to Home/Bulk locations
• Consolidate like items in storage locations to maximize warehouse space
• Count inventory to make sure product quantities are correct in the locations

Receiving, picking and shipping of warehouse items

• Receive in product in accordance with correct associated PO numbers
• Complete discrepancy forms for any overages, shortages or damages
• Break down & separate product by specific item numbers
• Select various orders within the warehouse
• Stack product on pallets to be conveyed to outbound staging area
• Check pallets brought to staging area for errors
• Adjust pallet quantities from one pallet to another to ensure even weight distribution on the pallets

Warehouse Housekeeping and Safety

• Clean dock areas & all assigned aisles in accordance with warehouse policy
• Comply with all Safety regulations and standards

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Minimum Experience

• Experience working in a warehouse environment preferred
• Proficient in the operation of Powered Industrial Trucks such as stand-up reach truck or other industrial equipment (i.e., double pallet jack) preferred
• Warehouse Management System (i.e., WMS-HighJump/PeopleSoft) experience preferred
• Experience with RF or Voice devices preferred

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and professional interactive skills are necessary to perform at a high degree of proficiency. Ability to effectively prepare and present reports and information and respond to questions from suppliers, customers, management and inter-department staff.
• Understands team dynamics and works well within a team structure. Capable of working with internal staff from other departments and shifts in a proactive and constructive manner. Ability to build working relationships with internal business partners, vendors and customers.
• Planning/Organization - Ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities/deadlines and shift priorities as necessary. Uses time effectively.
• Customer Service - Respond promptly to requests for service and assistance as needed. Follow up as needed.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Expertise in gathering and analyzing information skillfully. Develops alternative solutions.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Makes timely decisions.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner. Reacts well under pressure. Follows through on commitments.
• Detail Oriented - Attention to details and accuracy.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio and percent; use of whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to read, understand and execute all relevant policies and procedures in a consistent, timely and objective manner. Complies with local, state and federal regulations and safety guidelines.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently prepared and ready to work and on time.
• Experience with WMS-HighJump/PeopleSoft, Voice Recognition and RF devices a plus.

Physical Demands & Work Experience

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee moves different package sizes and weights and is regularly required to walk, stand, sit and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, office and warehouse equipment and telephone or Voice Recognition and RF devices to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance. The employee is required to lift up to 50 pounds and/or move up to 200 pounds with assistance.
• This position will primarily work in a warehouse environment and may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, cold or elevated ambient temperature, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate and environment fast paced. This position may require evening, weekend or other shift work depending on business needs.