Lead Material Handler - All Shifts!

RJW Logistics Group • Romeoville, IL

18h • $22 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

RJW Logistics Group is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team as Lead Material Handlers. This role is crucial for maintaining warehouse efficiency, ensuring accurate staging and loading of shipments, and overseeing material handling activities for both shipping and receiving. The position also emphasizes ensuring safe operation of material handling equipment like forklifts and walkies, adhering to all safety policies and procedures. RJW Logistics Group is committed to its employees' success and fosters continuous innovation within the retail logistics industry. They offer an Employee Ownership Program, providing employees with an ownership stake, potential for financial rewards, and a deeper sense of belonging and community. This program is at no cost to the employee, with shares granted annually based on salary.

Requirements

• Experience with WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
• Knowledge of QMS (Quality Management Systems) and Lean Warehousing
• Experience operating material handling equipment and using an RF scanner
• Possess a sense of urgency, accountability, and be able to work with limited supervision.
• General understanding of computers and handheld RF equipment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and lead.
• Must be able to read, write, and understand English.
• Attention to detail and quality a must.
• Good communication, clear and concise, problem resolution, and people skills.
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed, and supplying coverage to other shifts.
• Major experience on sit down forklifts and walkies.
• Experience in building pallets with stock and breaking down stock to fill independent orders.
• Experienced in cross docking freight process.
• Ability to work in a fast paced warehouse.
• 2-4 years in a warehouse environment.
• Good stable work and attendance record.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to determine "root cause" of problem and determine corrective action.
• Knowledge of Business Operating Systems, Internet software, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet software.

Nice To Haves

• Warehousing certifications a plus.
• PC skills helpful.
• Certified/qualified Forklift/Walkie Rider/Cherry Picker drivers will receive an additional $0.50 per hour
• Certified/qualified Reach Truck drivers will receive an additional $1.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Properly receive, unload, move, and tag incoming parts and equipment.
• Pull and stage parts for production and complete requisitions for parts shortages.
• Collect and properly package inventory and purchased items needing shipment.
• Comply with the company's safety policies while using lifting devices (forklifts and scissor lifts) and clean initiative standards.
• Learn day to day warehouse operations.
• Verify orders are complete and accurate.
• Pick each customer order in the most effective manner possible to minimize shipping costs and insure product safety.
• Ensure that Material Handlers are operating forklift and walkies safety at all times following all safety policies and procedures.
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Benefits

• Attendance Incentive - Up to $2400 bonus for good attendance.
• Referral Bonus - Up to $500 per referral.
• Hiring Bonus - Up to $1000.
• Step increase program- Pay will increase by $.50 after 90 days and again after 180 days (Material Handlers Only).
• Employee Ownership Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED