Warehouse Sorter Clerk (Night Shift) - Great Lakes Wine and Spirits

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is a growing statewide company seeking a Warehouse Sorter Clerk for the Night Shift at our depot in Highland Park.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of a Warehouse Sorter Clerk is ensuring the proper use and operations of sorting and conveyance systems to maximize production and accuracy throughout warehouse. This involves communicating production and picking issues to Warehouse Management such as late cases, backups, delays, sequence issues, equipment issues, and system issues. Other duties include but not limited to:

• Calling Management for backup during periods of prolonged absence such as mechanical issues and personal breaks, as needed
• Turn on and off all conveyance (and related) equipment before and after production accordingly
• Manually jog cases through as necessary
• Author and submit reports as delegated by Management
• Address jams and breakage to ensure continuous flow of products through the system
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area
• Maintain valid certifications for all applicable material handling equipment
• Use all equipment as intended; employing proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when necessary or required

As a secondary responsibility, this position will accurately applying printed labels on cases within our Highland Park warehouse before being loaded on to delivery trucks and distributed to our customers throughout Michigan. Your attention to detail and safety is especially important as you must keep the warehouse and work zone cleaned and organized while operating electric pallet jack, forklifts, and other equipment. As a part of the warehouse team, you may also assist with stacking light-on-heavy cases on to pallets with labels are facing out in preparation for loading on to trucks

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The Warehouse Sorter Clerk position operates in a warehouse environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration where the noise level can be loud. This position 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 Schedule

This is a Night Shift position working from Sunday through Thursday starting at 7:00 PM and works until the job is finished. This job requires mandatory overtime and may be frequently asked to stay beyond their eight-hour shifts.

Pay & Benefits

• Entry-Level wage $18 per hour
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Vacation and Personal Time
• Competitive health packages including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Eligible for 401k enrollment upon date of hire.
• Voluntary Life Insurance and Disability coverage

Required Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age
• High School Diploma/GED
• At least 6 months experience operating and maintaining conveyance systems
• Ability to be active and on your feet for an entire shift
• Ability to frequently lift and carry 55 lbs., and push or pull up to 100 lbs.
• Must be comfortable using a computer for basic system usage requirements

Additional Requirements

• Adhere 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.
• Ability to pass pre-employment screenings including a full Background Check, 10-Panel Drug Test, Physical Evaluation, and Agility(Lift) Test

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About Great Lakes Wine & Spirits

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 provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Great Lakes Wine & Spirits will not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or student, because of a physical or mental impairment with regard to any position or program for which that person is qualified.