Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

The Warehouse Associate plays a key role in maintaining existing customer relationships and is responsible for entry-level warehouse operations and in-store activities for our retail and food service customers. We are looking for individuals with a passion for providing excellent customer service, a high energy level, and able to excel working in a small team environment. This role requires a flexible schedule with occasional weekend work.

Essential Functions

• Receive weekly product deliveries and stocking cooler
• Proper rotation of perishable items to ensure first in-first out inventory movement
• Pick and pack orders for customer delivery
• Complete daily food safety and sanitation activities
• Monitor cooler temperature
• Properly rotate and stock retail products, cooler stock, and service cases, ensuring back stock is worked into the appropriate location.
• Complete pricing of retail items, including backstock
• Review expiration dates on all products and note short-coded products (10-day sheets)
• Set up the deli display case, ensuring the full product line is displayed, priced, and fully faced
• Clean and maintain retail showcases, including glass, risers, and shelves
• Update and re-stock any POS materials
• Build awareness of our premium delicatessen products by engaging consumers through product sampling.
• Complete additional activities or special projects as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, including basic math and reasoning
• Ability to speak and read English
• 1 to 3 years of experience in customer service, sales, warehouse, or a similar role
• Basic computer skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for a minimum of 4 hours
• Ability to bend, twist, reach, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
• Ability to lift or carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs; push or pull objects up to 600 lbs.

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in a refrigerated/freezer environment

Training Requirements (provided)

• Basic food safety and sanitation
• Familiarity with the product line
• General warehouse operations (e.g., use of pallet jack, proper lifting techniques, etc.)

Location: Itasca, IL

Time Type: Full time

Department: Chicagoland Deli Provisions Hub