Warehouse Associate (Night Shift)

Great Lakes Wine & Spirits is a growing statewide company seeking Warehouse Associates to work the Night Shift at our warehouse in Grand Rapids.

The Night Role

As a Warehouse Associate (Night Shift), you help ensure customer orders are built accurately and loaded safely so deliveries leave on time. You’ll select full cases and individual bottles, build stable pallets (light-on-heavy, labels out), stage and shrink-wrap freight, and load product onto route trucks. You’ll also operate warehouse equipment such as an electric pallet jack or forklift, keep the dock flowing, and maintain a clean, organized work area while meeting expected case-per-hour standards.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This position operates in a warehouse environment. The employee will be 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 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.

Pay & Benefits

• Pay rate $24.50/hour
• Perfect Attendance Bonus (paid quarterly)
• Individual Accuracy Bonus (paid monthly)
• Vacation and Personal Time
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Competitive 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 Qualifications/skills

• At least 18 years old (HS diploma/GED preferred)
• Able to stay on your feet for the full shift in a loud, active warehouse
• Frequently lift/carry up to 55 lbs. and push/pull up to 100 lbs.
• Read, write, and communicate in English; follow policies and MLCC rules as they apply to position.
• 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.
  
  

Work Schedule

This is a night shift position working Sunday through Thursday with shifts starting at 7:00 PM. This position must work until the job is finished which requires mandatory overtime and will occasionally work Fridays based on holiday schedules and business needs.

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.

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.

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