Warehouse Associate (Night Shift)

Warehouse Associate (Night Shift)Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is Michigan's Largest Alcoholic Beverage Wholesaler, servicing all 83 Michigan counties. Employing over 1,100 people with facilities throughout the state, We Are Local, Everywhere. Founded as a family business nearly 80 years ago, the tradition of good business principles has remained the cornerstone of Great Lakes Wine & Spirits success. Honesty, hard work, fair dealing, service and an ongoing commitment to the customers and staff. Great Lakes Wine & Spirits strives to provide an ever-escalating standard of innovation and service to its customers and to responsibly enhance demand for its products.Great Lakes Wine & Spirits continues to grow as we seek a Warehouse Associate to work the Night Shift in Saginaw.Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesAs a Night Warehouse Associate, you play a critical role in getting our product out to our customers. You are responsible for accurately loading products from within our warehouse onto our delivery trucks to be distributed to our customers throughout Michigan. You accurately select full cases and individual bottles of product for distribution. By stacking light-on-heavy and making sure that labels are facing out, you stack products on pallets safely and effectively.Your attention to safety is especially important as you operate an electric pallet jack or forklift to transport products. You keep the loading dock in order and moving by staging and shrink-wrapping pallets properly in preparation for loading into delivery trucks. You take pride in keeping the warehouse and your work zone clean and organized. As an efficient worker, you maintain an optimal "case-per-hour rate. You get great satisfaction out of keeping things organized and ensuring that orders are ready for delivery on time!Work Environment & Physical DemandsThe Warehouse Customer Door position operates in a warehouse environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration where the noise level can be loud. The Warehouse Customer Door Associate is also very active and must frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop and climb throughout the day while lifting, stacking, moving and rotating with items, without handles, that weigh up to 50 pounds; push/pull carts with up to 100 pounds of force. This position is required to operate warehouse equipment and regularly to read, write and communicate in English.Work ScheduleThe Night Warehouse Associate works the 3rd shift from Sunday through Thursday starting around 7:00 PM and works until the job is finished. This job requires mandatory overtime, and employees may be frequently asked to stay beyond their eight-hour shifts.Pay & BenefitsEntry-Level wage starts at $25.70 per hourPerfect Attendance & Accuracy Bonus opportunity (paid monthly/quarterly)Vacation and Personal Time6 Paid HolidaysCompetitive benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Employee Assistance Programs, and Group Legal coverage.Buy-Up Life Insurance and Disability coverage available.Eligible for 401K enrollment upon date of hire.Required QualificationsAt least 18 years of ageHigh School Diploma/GEDAbility to be active and on your feet for an entire shiftAbility to frequently lift and carry 55 lbs., and push or pull up to 100 lbs.Additional RequirementsAdhere to the policies and procedures outlined in the employee policy manual and any applicable contracts, signed agreements, and work rules.Cooperates with all management and staff of GLWAS.Follows all MLCC rules and regulations, as they apply to the position.Use alcohol in a responsible manner when related to business activities.All offers of employment are conditional based upon completed satisfactory of pre-employment screenings. This includes a background check on a criminal record, physical evaluation, agility(lift) test, and drug screen. Full disclosure is required before a criminal history is investigated and will not constitute an automatic bar of employment. Factors such as the date of offense, seriousness and nature of the violation, rehabilitation, and the position applied for will be taken into account.By submitting an application, you consent to the company's conditions of employment.