Description Warehouse Operator - 1st Shift
Department: Outbound
Location: Lockport, IL
Job Description:
•Full time
•Monday - Friday 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM
•Occasional Overtime
•Immediate Hire at time of interview (pending background check)
•Pay is commensurate with experience
General Summary:
At Great Lakes Wholesale we believe in building strong, trustworthy, long-lasting relationships with our employees.
We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic team player that can help support our Warehouse Operations.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
•Operate handheld scanners to accurately pick orders and manage inventory.
•Operate forklift trucks : Cherry Picker; Stand-Up Reach; Stand-Up Crown
•Unload shipments from suppliers- verifying order accuracy.
•Load trailers with product for customer delivery.
•Replenish stock- Put aways and consolidation.
•Label order shipments per customer request.
•Support Inventory Team with cycle counts.
•Ability to read, write, and do basic math.
•Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.
•Be able to walk and stand at least 8 hrs
Dress Code:
•Casual, comfortable clothing and footwear that are appropriate in a hands-on workplace.
Perks and Benefits at Great Lakes Wholesale:
•Paid Holidays and Vacation Accrual Time.
•Complete Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and disability insurance plans within a short waiting period.
•A competitive 401(k) retirement savings program including profit sharing at the end of the year.
•Company events that support employee morale and engagement, such as luncheons and holiday parties.
•Participation in charity events.
•Potential for annual bonus
Company Information
Great Lakes Wholesale Group has over 25 years of experience marketing and distributing 5,000+ continuity and closeout items including grocery, tools and hardware, healthcare, dry goods and beauty care products.
Our successful customers include hardware stores, dollar stores, discount stores, convenience stores, florists, and supermarkets, as well as other retail outlets and other wholesalers.
We offer a consistent line of quality continuity products at reasonable prices while supplementing our product mix with many exciting, limited availability closeout items.
By carefully balancing quality and value, we help our retail customers capture the end consumer on the initial sale and keep them coming back again and again.
Centrally headquartered in Lockport, IL, we ship our product throughout the United States, to Canada, and around the world.