Warehouse Selector (Day) - SYGMA - Ruther Glen, VA

Sysco•Sygma Virginia, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Warehouse Associates serve our customers by hand-building pallets and loading products onto trailers according to established company and customer standards. This role involves reading pick sheets, traveling to proper warehouse locations using a pallet jack, picking the correct product type and quantity, labeling products, and placing them on pallets. Associates are responsible for loading pallets onto trucks according to proper zone, location, and established standards, while adhering to food safety procedures. The role also includes maintaining a clean and safe warehouse environment, communicating with management about any issues, operating warehouse equipment safely, completing paperwork, and utilizing a wearable computer for productivity tracking. The position requires working an assigned schedule with regular attendance, overtime as needed, and performing other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree
6 months of previous warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent work experience in place of a degree.
Forklift and pallet jack license/certification.
Knowledge of: safe lifting procedures, and food safety guidelines.
Skill in: building pallets of products quickly, accurately and safely.
Ability to: operate forklift and/or pallet jack and maneuver in tight areas.
Meet the minimum productivity levels established by the company.
Read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations.
Perform basic math functions (e.g. add, subtract, multiply, divide).
Solve problems.
Apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Wear personal protective equipment (e.g. safety shoes).
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
Regularly lift and /or move up to 50 - 90 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience using an electric pallet jack?
Warehouse and/or order-picking experience?

Responsibilities

Reads pick sheets and travel to proper warehouse locations using a pallet jack.
Picks proper product type and quantity, labels products and places on a pallet and loads the pallet on trucks according to proper zone, location, and established standards.
Handles products and build pallets according to established food safety procedures (e.g. visual inspection of the product for damages, proper placement on pallets to minimize cross-contamination and damage).
Ensures that the warehouse is maintained cleanly and safely according to company standards; takes appropriate corrective actions when a spill or damaged case is discovered; disposes of trash and recycling in proper receptacles.
Communicates with the management team regarding any issues (e.g. products, out of stocks, safety issues, food safety concerns).
Operates all company warehouse equipment (e.g. forklifts, pallet jacks, scanners) safely, according to company standards.
Reports all equipment issues to a member of the management team.
Completes all paperwork and utilizes a wearable computer to properly track time spent on assignments for productivity reporting.
Works assigned schedule exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as needed to meet workload demands.
Other duties as assigned by management.