What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sorter\/Packer II - US position at Elevait Solutions?
Job Title: Sorter/Packer II
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Battle Creek, MI
Shift: 8 hour shift, overtime available
Interview Process: Interview and facility tour
Client Overview
You'd be working at a corrugated packaging manufacturing plant, managing the parts and tool crib that keeps machines and equipment running. This means organizing, tracking, and issuing mechanical and electrical parts to the maintenance team.
Top 3 Skills
Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.
Elevait is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has over 100,000 LinkedIn followers, and was named a top company for hiring veterans by U.S. Veterans Magazine. We'd encourage you to check us out directly on our website and LinkedIn rather than just taking a recruiter's word for it.
Buzzwords
parts, inventory, mechanical, electrical, crib, stockroom, organization, tracking, tools, components
Top 3 LinkedIn Job Titles
Pay Positioning
$19.43/hr sits above the Michigan statewide Tool Crib Attendant average of $17.02/hr, and is right at the national Tool Crib Attendant I average of $19/hr ($16 to $23/hr range), while also comfortably ahead of the Detroit metro average of $19.29/hr. Given the 3 to 5 years of experience required, this is a fair, market appropriate rate for this role and location.
Competitive Landscape
WK Kellogg Co, Post Consumer Brands, Denso Manufacturing Michigan, Musashi Auto Parts, Duncan Aviation, Meijer, Kellanova, International Paper.
Contractor to FTE Trends
No client specific pattern on file yet for this role type. Using the general heuristic, most Elevait contract placements carry a strong track record of extending and converting to full time with satisfactory performance.
Selling Points and Watch Outs
An experienced parts or tool crib attendant with basic mechanical and electrical knowledge, comfortable managing inventory and issuing parts to a maintenance team. Likely coming from a manufacturing, industrial, or maintenance support background in the Battle Creek area.
Sourcing Channels
Target current tool crib and parts attendants at the competitor manufacturers listed above, general light industrial and maintenance support staffing boards in the Battle Creek and Calhoun County area.
LinkedIn Location Coverage
Battle Creek sits in Calhoun County in southwest Michigan, about 25 minutes from Kalamazoo, connected via I-94 and I-69 to the surrounding towns.
Location Type Est. drive time from Battle Creek LinkedIn recognition confidence Battle Creek City Anchor Medium Kalamazoo Metro Area 25 to 30 min High Springfield Suburb 5 min Low Marshall Suburb 15 min Medium Albion Suburb 20 min Low Portage Suburb 25 to 30 min High Hastings City 30 min Low Coldwater City 35 to 40 min (borderline) Medium
Best metro area option
("crib attendant" OR "tool crib" OR "parts attendant" OR "stockroom attendant") AND (inventory OR parts OR mechanical OR electrical OR components OR stockroom) AND (totes OR gears OR sprockets OR sprocket OR forklift)
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Battle Creek, MI
Shift: 8 hour shift, overtime available
Interview Process: Interview and facility tour
Client Overview
You'd be working at a corrugated packaging manufacturing plant, managing the parts and tool crib that keeps machines and equipment running. This means organizing, tracking, and issuing mechanical and electrical parts to the maintenance team.
Top 3 Skills
- Parts and inventory organization
- Basic mechanical and electrical component knowledge
- Tool crib and stockroom management
- Organize and clean totes and inventory in the parts crib
- Count and track inventory of mechanical and electrical parts
- Assign parts to maintenance staff as needed
- Sort materials on the sort line as needed
- Help out in other areas of the facility as assigned
- Follow all safety requirements, including wearing steel toed shoes or boots
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
- Strong organizational skills
- Basic mechanical part knowledge
- Basic electrical component knowledge
- Steel toed shoes or boots required
- Forklift experience or license (note: this req also states WestRock does not permit contract employees to operate motor vehicles at this site, so this preference should be confirmed with the client before being advertised)
Elevait Solutions was founded by veterans who believe that how you treat people is the only thing that actually matters in this industry. We're a team that stays in your corner before, during, and after placement. We show up for the communities we work in, we tell you the truth, and we work hard to make sure every placement is a good fit for both sides. If that sounds like the kind of team you want behind you, we'd like to talk.
Elevait is a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has over 100,000 LinkedIn followers, and was named a top company for hiring veterans by U.S. Veterans Magazine. We'd encourage you to check us out directly on our website and LinkedIn rather than just taking a recruiter's word for it.
Buzzwords
parts, inventory, mechanical, electrical, crib, stockroom, organization, tracking, tools, components
Top 3 LinkedIn Job Titles
- Crib Attendant
- Tool Crib Attendant
- Parts Attendant
Pay Positioning
$19.43/hr sits above the Michigan statewide Tool Crib Attendant average of $17.02/hr, and is right at the national Tool Crib Attendant I average of $19/hr ($16 to $23/hr range), while also comfortably ahead of the Detroit metro average of $19.29/hr. Given the 3 to 5 years of experience required, this is a fair, market appropriate rate for this role and location.
Competitive Landscape
WK Kellogg Co, Post Consumer Brands, Denso Manufacturing Michigan, Musashi Auto Parts, Duncan Aviation, Meijer, Kellanova, International Paper.
Contractor to FTE Trends
No client specific pattern on file yet for this role type. Using the general heuristic, most Elevait contract placements carry a strong track record of extending and converting to full time with satisfactory performance.
Selling Points and Watch Outs
- Standard 8 hour shift with overtime available for those who want extra hours
- A live spotlight call is scheduled for 8/28 at 2:30pm, a fast, direct opportunity for interested candidates to connect with the hiring team
- The posted title, "Sorter/Packer II," doesn't match the real duties described, which are entirely Crib Attendant work (parts inventory, tool crib management), not sorting or packing. Candidates searching for a sorter or packer role may miss this posting, and vice versa, worth flagging to the client
- The req states WestRock does not permit contract employees to operate motor vehicles, yet also lists forklift experience or license as preferred. This is a direct contradiction that should be clarified with the client before advertising forklift duties to candidates
- Requires 3 to 5 years of relevant experience, a real bar for what might otherwise read as an entry level inventory role
An experienced parts or tool crib attendant with basic mechanical and electrical knowledge, comfortable managing inventory and issuing parts to a maintenance team. Likely coming from a manufacturing, industrial, or maintenance support background in the Battle Creek area.
Sourcing Channels
Target current tool crib and parts attendants at the competitor manufacturers listed above, general light industrial and maintenance support staffing boards in the Battle Creek and Calhoun County area.
LinkedIn Location Coverage
Battle Creek sits in Calhoun County in southwest Michigan, about 25 minutes from Kalamazoo, connected via I-94 and I-69 to the surrounding towns.
Location Type Est. drive time from Battle Creek LinkedIn recognition confidence Battle Creek City Anchor Medium Kalamazoo Metro Area 25 to 30 min High Springfield Suburb 5 min Low Marshall Suburb 15 min Medium Albion Suburb 20 min Low Portage Suburb 25 to 30 min High Hastings City 30 min Low Coldwater City 35 to 40 min (borderline) Medium
Best metro area option
- Kalamazoo
- Marshall
- Portage
- Kalamazoo
- Battle Creek
- Marshall
- Portage
- Coldwater
- Battle Creek
- Kalamazoo
- Marshall
- Portage
("crib attendant" OR "tool crib" OR "parts attendant" OR "stockroom attendant") AND (inventory OR parts OR mechanical OR electrical OR components OR stockroom) AND (totes OR gears OR sprockets OR sprocket OR forklift)
Salary : $16 - $23