Warehouse Automated Material Handler - Hand Stack

Atlantic Bottling Company • Des Moines, IA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Automated Material Handler – Hand Stack fulfills customer orders by manually retrieving and hand-stacking products and quantities listed on pick tickets, topping off pallets produced during automation processing, and sending completed pallets through the Vertique automation system for machine shrink-wrapping. The role must be performed safely, accurately, and efficiently while maintaining high standards for safety, accuracy, and productivity.

This position works in a dynamic warehouse environment and requires flexibility to work in different areas, including HQS and SAW Lanes. The warehouse is active and noisy, with temperatures that are not climate controlled and vary with outdoor conditions. Typical hours are 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; schedules may change based on business demands, and additional hours are sometimes required.

This is a safety-sensitive role. Employees are subject to a pre-employment/post-offer physical, drug screening, and random drug testing. The employer describes its workplace as drug-free and notes that duties may change as business needs require.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Previous related experience will be considered.
• Ability to work in an active, fast-paced environment while walking and repeatedly lifting 30 pounds; ability to lift up to 75 pounds is also required.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment and independently follow warehouse processes.
• Ability to adapt to different work areas throughout the workday.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions from a computer monitor.
• Attention to detail and ability to differentiate packages.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a noisy, non-climate-controlled environment that may be hot in summer and cold in winter.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and proactively seeks value-added opportunities.
• Ability to use screens, monitors, and devices to pick accurately and in a given sequence.
• Positive, helpful attitude.
• Regular, consistent attendance.
• Ability to perform repetitive lifting and moving of 30 to 75 pounds and the physical activities required for the job, including standing, walking, twisting, grasping, reaching, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, sitting, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Flexibility in work scheduling; work hours may change based on business demands, and additional hours may sometimes be required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with case picking and stacking in an automated environment using pick tickets and complex conveyor machines, following established safety procedures and policies.
• Collaborate with the team to follow warehouse processes efficiently.
• Adapt to role needs and maintain working knowledge of different work areas throughout the workday, including HQS and SAW Lanes.
• Assist with daily warehouse housekeeping and maintenance, including removing trash and debris and cleaning spills while following waste-removal and recycling protocols.
• Organize empty pallets by type and stack them neatly in the pallet return area.
• When applicable, safely return put-back cases to the same SKU pallet from which they came in the Vertique processing area.
• Work safely, accurately, and efficiently to control warehouse inventory and keep shrink at an acceptable level.
• Perform other duties as directed to support efficient warehouse operations.

What This Job Offers

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