Warehouse Selector - SYGMA - Kansas , MO

Overview

Sysco is the global leader in food service distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

This position serves our customers by hand-building pallets of product and loading product onto trailers according to established company and customer standards.

Schedule: 6:00 A.M.– Finish Monday – Saturday (4-10 hour days)

Pay: $20/h

• 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 builds 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 exhibiting regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as needed to meet workload demands.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• Education: High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree
• Experience: 6 months of previous warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent work experience in place of a degree.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Forklift and pallet jack license/certification.
• Professional
  
  Skills:
  
  Knowledge of safe lifting procedures, and food safety guidelines.
• Skills: Building pallets of products quickly, accurately and safely.
• Ability: Operate forklift and/or pallet jack and maneuver in tight areas.
• Other: Meet the minimum productivity levels established by the company.
• Language: Read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations.
• Mathematics: Perform basic math functions (e.g., add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Problem Solving: Solve problems.
• Instructions: Apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Protection: Wear personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes).

• Standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms; stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and talking or hearing.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 - 90 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Regular exposure to hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently exposed to high, precarious places.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits Information: For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.