Warehouse Operator

Synergy Flavors•Chicago, IL

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse & Shipping Operator performs a variety of shipping and receiving tasks. Verifies materials received are as ordered and routes incoming items to appropriate locations. Prepares items for shipment ensuring proper documents are attached to shipments. The position offers you the opportunity to join Synergy Flavors, one of the leading international suppliers of flavor and ingredients to the global food and beverage industry. Our environment is customer focused, collaborative and focused on growth, innovation and continuous improvement. Our objective is simple: to make our clients’ food, drinks and nutritional products taste great. To do this, we employ some of the industry's most creative minds. Independently owned by Carbery, Synergy Flavors has the benefit of over 130 years of flavor industry tradition. Synergy’s American headquarters is located in Wauconda, Illinois with additional operations in Rochester, New York; Hamilton, Ohio; and Brazil. Additionally, we have operations in the UK, Ireland and Thailand.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Documentation skills
Math skills
At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing ingredient plant preferred.
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience working in a GMP, Food Safety work environment with a complete understanding of warehouse activities.
Strong focus on customer commitment.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Fork truck certification.
Must follow safety requirements and ensure the production team follows the PPE requirements (safety shoes, safety glasses, face shield and respirator).

Nice To Haves

3 years of experience in a manufacturing ingredient plant

Responsibilities

Prepares customer orders for shipments.
Checks items to be shipped against work orders to ascertain that quantities, destination, and routing are correct.
Receives and unloads incoming materials and compares information on packing slip with purchase order to verify accuracy of shipment; may process return shipments from suppliers.
Process packages via UPS Worldship and FedEx Ship Manager.
Inspects shipments for damages or defects; records discrepancies or damages and notifies supervisor purchasing and quality control personnel.
May be Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Regulations (49CFR, Parts 171-180) Certified.
May operate dolly, pallet jack, and/or forklift in loading and unloading supplies and equipment; may operate shrink-wrap machine.
Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
Supports the inventory process by conducting regular cycle counts, reconciling discrepancies, and performing other inventory-related tasks to ensure accuracy and efficiency in stock management.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.