Our vision is to deliver world class operating results by leveraging a lean, resilient, and cost-effective supply chain with a focus on our customer experience, finding a better way every day, and by growing our business and our people. We value respect, integrity, persistence, and passion.

We are hiring for a full time Warehouse Material Handler. This position is in our Ft. Madison, IA warehouse but training will take place in Burlington, IA.

What we offer: A competitive compensation plan that includes 10 paid holidays; 1 paid floating holiday; paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; a 401k match, and a potential annual performance increase.

• Assists in locating, filling, loading, and unloading materials for and preparing orders for delivery.
• Moves materials, products or supplies from the designated receiving areas to the designated storage areas.
• Attaches a location identification tag or label to each pallet denoting where the pallet will be stored.
• Receives incoming material, products and/or supplies.
• Counts items received and verify them against packing lists, recording any discrepancies or damage.
• Re-packs material or product based on damaged or deteriorated containers, as necessary.
• Pulls materials or products from storage areas and/or work sites for orders to be processed and moves the material or products to the designated production or shipping areas.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand and/or moves material in a safe manner using a hand truck, a gas or electric powered forklift or other material handling equipment.
• Packs materials or products as required on the shipping documents and/or based on the type of transportation applicable.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to the material or product packages and marks information on cases, pallets, and/or other containers.
• Reviews the shipping document to insure all required items are pulled correctly and are included for the shipment.
• Loads trucks with material and product ready for shipment. Unloads trucks containing purchased material, product and /or supplies.
• Performs cycle counting of locations as directed.
• Keeps work area, machines, and equipment clean, as necessary.
• Follows all safety policies and procedures.
• Attends training classes as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Highschool diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Warehouse experience.
• Fork truck operation experience a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to conduct instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Working Conditions:

• Warehouse environment. Rarely temperature controlled.
• Training may occur in our Burlington Ia facility.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with equipment. Must be able to safely lift 30-70 pounds.
• Hours vary, but typical first shift hours are between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM, in 8-hour shifts Monday through Friday.
  • Additional hours may be required.
  • Saturdays could be required.

Physical Demands:

• Sit, stand, walk, and move about the warehouse.
• Talk and hear both in person and on the telephone.
• Use hands and fingers to type, write, and use the computer and telephone system.

Please note that this job description is subject to change. The profile is intended to be a guide. Other activities or tasks deemed appropriate to this position and which the business considers reasonable may be added.

Pre-employment screenings required:

• Background check – yes
• Lift test – yes
• Drug screen – yes