Warehouse Team Member

Diageo•Plainfield, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is at Diageo Lincolnway, where the focus is on operating a Zero Harm environment, ensuring everyone goes home safe every day. The position promotes a "Safety First" spirit and requires the ability to address problems and work effectively in teams. As a self-motivated team member, you will provide support, training, and mentorship to colleagues, encouraging and engaging others. You will collaborate with multi-functional departments such as Operations, Processing, Asset Care, Quality, and Logistics to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the facility.

Requirements

Must be qualified to possess forklift operator’s license.
Must regularly lift, push or pull up to +50 lbs.
Must wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including hearing protection, safety glasses, safety toed shoes, cut resistant gloves, bump cap or hard hat, hair net, and beard net (if applicable).
Minimum 21 years of age.
Prior relevant warehouse operating experience.
Excellent communication skills demonstrated partnership capability and can-do attitude.
Willingness to work towards industry forklift qualifications.
Full driving license.
PC/Systems skills.

Nice To Haves

SAP knowledge would be an asset.

Responsibilities

Perform all job functions safely.
Promote and lead a spirit of “Safety First” in all other areas of the operation.
Provide support, training and mentor to fellow team members, and encourage and engage others.
Work closely with multi-functional departments (Operations, Processing, Asset Care, Quality, and Logistics) to ensure the safe and efficient operation of all aspects of the facility.
Continually improving warehouse operations.
Meeting or exceeding department goals/Key Performance Indicators.
Finding solutions to warehouse issues by using Root Cause Problem Solving.
Optimizing yield and minimizing waste.
Cross functional training in all distillation areas to support flexibility.
Mopping and Sweeping Floors.
Using stretch wrap to cover pallets that the automatic system failed to cover.
Picking up cases of product that have fallen off pallets weighing 10lbs to 40 lbs.
Restacking pallets that driver knocked over.
Setting manual dock plates by pulling on a chain to release spring.
Drivers require overhead pulling to get on and off lift to do paperwork and talk to truck drivers.
Lowering and raising manual dock doors using a chain.
Manual roll up/down trailer doors require overhead pulling.
Lifting, moving, adjusting pallets prior to forklift picking them up.
Moving and dumping garbage and recycle bins.
Occasionally moving inbound receipt boxes / etc.
Operating warehouse machinery per Standard Operating Procedures.
Monitoring and controlling the process.
Identifying and correcting deviations from standard process parameters.
Reacting to abnormal conditions, breakdowns, and emergencies.
Maintaining accurate process and inventory records.
Maintaining a high standard of material and finished goods quality.