Warehouse Worker

Sysco • Sayreville, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Worker is responsible for various warehouse activities including shipping, receiving, putaway, replenishment, item demand, consolidation, count checks, loading and unloading of trucks. Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution, operating approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide with over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, serving more than 700,000 customer locations. The company offers opportunities for personal and professional growth, contributing to a dynamic organization, and serving others. Sysco specializes in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, and other customers who prepare meals away from home, also providing equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. For fiscal year 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and professional interactive skills are necessary to perform at a high degree of proficiency.
• Ability to effectively prepare and present reports and information and respond to questions from suppliers, customers, management and inter-department staff.
• Understands team dynamics and works well within a team structure.
• Capable of working with internal staff from other departments and shifts in a proactive and constructive manner.
• Ability to build working relationships with internal business partners, vendors and customers.
• Planning/Organization – Ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities/deadlines and shift priorities as necessary. Uses time effectively.
• Customer Service – Respond promptly to requests for service and assistance as needed. Follow up as needed.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Expertise in gathering and analyzing information skillfully. Develops alternative solutions.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Makes timely decisions.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner. Reacts well under pressure. Follows through on commitments.
• Detail Oriented – Attention to details and accuracy.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio and percent; use of whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to read, understand and execute all relevant policies and procedures in a consistent, timely and objective manner.
• Complies with local, state and federal regulations and safety guidelines.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently prepared and ready to work and on time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a warehouse environment
• Proficient in the operation of Powered Industrial Trucks such as stand-up reach truck or other industrial equipment (i.e., double pallet jack)
• Warehouse Management System (WMS-HighJump/PeopleSoft) experience
• Experience with RF or Voice devices

Responsibilities

• Unload inbound shipments and convey product to staging area to be received in
• Inspect, count & examine all shipments being unloaded against PO’s for damages and/or discrepancies
• Document all overages, shortages and damages
• Ensure that all necessary signatures are on the driver’s paperwork before the driver is released
• Wrap pallets by machine or hand to ensure stability
• Load outbound shipments in a way so that they are stable to ensure safety and avoid product being damaged
• Conveying of items from the Receiving area or Staging area to Home, Overflow or Bulk locations
• Convey items from storage locations to Home/Bulk locations
• Consolidate like items in storage locations to maximize warehouse space
• Count inventory to make sure product quantities are correct in the locations
• Receive in product in accordance with correct associated PO numbers
• Complete discrepancy forms for any overages, shortages or damages
• Break down & separate product by specific item numbers
• Select various orders within the warehouse
• Stack product on pallets to be conveyed to outbound staging area
• Check pallets brought to staging area for errors
• Adjust pallet quantities from one pallet to another to ensure even weight distribution on the pallets
• Clean dock areas & all assigned aisles in accordance with warehouse policy
• Comply with all Safety regulations and standards

What This Job Offers

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