Warehouse Worker Days – Union

What You Need To Know

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50 year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

The Warehouse Worker is responsible for completing shipments by processing requests and supply orders; pulling materials; packing boxes; placing orders in the delivery area; driving truck or van to and from vendors; completing preventive maintenance requirements on truck and van; arranging for repairs; collecting stock location orders and printing requests.

Primary Responsibilities

Assist in receiving dock operations by loading or unloading shipments

Mechanically use a forklift, pallet jacks, or order- picker, using a full range of peripheral vision to operate such equipment safely

Place and/or pull stock from storage areas of the warehouse

Ensure that the wheels of all trucks being unloaded have their wheels chocked before unloading begins

Pick cases from bulk locations to fill forward pick locations

Stock forward pick locations in the bottle room and the full case line in a neat and orderly manner

Restock bottle and case returns from customer orders

Pick VIA orders for Salesmen and Customers

Stores out of place product, 360 products, and 370 products as directed by the supervisor

Sort pallets by size

Handling of broken cases to include the re-boxing of good bottles and sending the broken ones to the dump location

Leave equipment in good working order and free of all trash for the next shift

Ensure the cleanliness of an assigned area of the warehouse

Perform all duties in a safe manner

Wear all company issued safety equipment

Report any damage to the equipment and building to a supervisor as soon as it happens

Perform other related duties as assigned

Additional Primary Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

1 year of experience

Experience operating warehouse equipment such as forklift, pallet jack, and battery change station

Physical Demands

Physical demands include a considerable amount of time walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping

Must be able to regularly sit and operate machinery such as a forklift

May require working at heights of 8 feet or greater

Additional hours may be required during October, November, and December and other peak periods

Must be able to frequently lift/lower, push, carry, or pull 56lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicants arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazers pay bands or ranges.

Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.