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Operator III, Distribution: 2nd Shift

Hach
Ames, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/17/2026
Imagine yourself…

  • Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. 
  • Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence. 
  • Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future. 


At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

  • $2 Shift Differential
  • Professional onboarding and training options
  • Powerful team looking forward to working with you
  • Career coaching and development opportunities
  • Health benefits
  • 401(k)


Reporting to the Supply & Chain Manager, the Operator III-Distribution is responsible for retrieving, stocking, and verifying materials in a high-bay warehouse to fulfill customer orders. Operator III will also be responsible for packing and shipping outbound materials. The role utilizes industrial material handling equipment and is responsible for executing material handling services throughout the facility. Additionally, this role is a resource for teaching and training others in their area of expertise as needed.

This position is part of the Distribution Department located in Ames, IA and will be on-site.

Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 3:15pm - 1:45am

In this role, a typical day will look like:

  • Pack and ship quality products according to standard work and regulations set by compliance department, ensuring quality products are safely delivered to customers.
  • Pack and ship hazardous and non-hazardous orders according to pick ticket instructions.
  • Prepare and deliver materials to designated locations using various equipment with a safety-first mindset.
  • Use of manual and/or powered equipment to pick and place products. This may include picking and placing materials manually or assisted in high bay locations.
  • Accurately perform computer transactions to ensure product availability for external customer orders.
  • Communicate effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Pick all customer orders to attain quality and On-Time Delivery (OTD) goals.
  • Place raw chemicals in designated locations in a timely manner according to storage regulations.
  • Maintain a high level of detail to ensure first in first out (FIFO) process of materials moving through the facility is followed.
  • Performs warehouse verification and consolidation, using a computer program and through visual checks.
  • Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
  • Keeps work area neat and orderly even when multiple priorities are present to ensure a safe work environment.
  • Special projects and other duties as assigned.


The essential requirements of the job include:

  • HS or GED Diploma
  • 2 or more years of related warehouse experience preferred
  • 2 or more years of experience using powered warehouse equipment preferred


Environment

Warehouse Environment with various forms of chemical products.

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee will occasionally be required to sit. The employee will consistently squat, turn/twist, or reach.  The employee is constantly using hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, and computer keyboards. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, hear, and smell.

The employee must frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and workspace restrictions.  The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Employees will be required to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include: eye, hearing and respiratory protection, protective smock, steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hats, or face shields. Contacts are not allowed.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

For Colorado roles only: We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.



US ONLY:

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $23.00 - $23.00 USD per hour. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

US residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

The EEO posters are available here.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@veralto.com to request accommodation.

Unsolicited Assistance

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral.

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