Selector Perishables

BJ's Wholesale Club • Elkton, MD

9d • $22 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Selector in a perishable distribution center, you will pick products accurately and efficiently and build neat, damage-free pallets according to customer specifications. The work takes place in a temperature-controlled environment, with temperatures ranging from approximately 30°F in the cooler to -20°F in the freezer. Selectors typically lift products weighing 50–100 pounds and operate powered material-handling equipment after training.

The role requires maintaining specified productivity and accuracy standards, following food-safety and housekeeping requirements, and attending work regularly and consistently. Selectors may need to accommodate flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to meet customer needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to handle and prioritize requests from multiple sources.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Basic math skills to determine proper heights and counts and verify pallet ID numbers.
• Ability to follow directions using a headset selection system such as VoCollect.
• Ability to accommodate flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to meet customer needs.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently and 100 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and squat frequently to continually in a refrigerated warehouse environment.
• Ability to grasp, reach, push, or pull frequently, including boxes of product or a hand truck.
• Ability to build pallets up to 6 feet tall with case weights up to 50 pounds.
• Endurance for continuous, fast-paced work.
• Ability to work in fluctuating temperatures, including freezing temperatures as low as -20°F.
• Ability to work while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Ability to use job-related equipment safely and accurately after training.

Nice To Haves

• College coursework, continuing technical education, or comparable business experience.
• Warehouse experience.
• Experience operating material-handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Select damage-free product efficiently and accurately, building pallets neatly according to customer specifications with labels facing out and arrows facing up.
• Verify products against pick tickets and case labels, and submit complete, legible, accurate paperwork.
• Maintain a productivity level at the 100% standard and an accuracy level at the 99.9% standard.
• Check pallet condition and exchange pallets when necessary.
• Promptly report damage and inventory discrepancies to a supervisor.
• Maintain the cleanliness and repair of dock and facility areas.
• Help ensure pallets are wrapped and stacked safely for transport to storage.
• Safely operate appropriate material-handling equipment after training.
• Maintain food-safety, housekeeping, and other applicable standards.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Daily pay access to earned wages before payday; a fee may apply.
• Complimentary Club Card Membership and a free Supplemental Membership for someone in the team member’s household.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Choice of three medical plans, with optional dental and vision coverage, a Health Savings Account, and flexible spending account options.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match for team members age 18 and older.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, allowing purchases of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount through after-tax payroll deductions.

What This Job Offers

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