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Material Handler (2nd)

MID-STATES DISTRIBUTING LLC
Lees Summit, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 7/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/6/2026

    Come launch your career in a rapidly growing, positive Distribution Center where your work ethic matters more than your resume! As a Material Handler, you’ll spend your days staying active—picking orders, building pallets, and keeping operations moving—while enjoying great benefits and a supportive team culture. We don’t care if you've never stepped foot in a warehouse before; our most successful employees started exactly where you are. If you have a rock-solid attendance record, a strong work ethic, and the stamina for physical labor, apply today and grow with a company that values you!

COMPENSATION:

$500 SIGN ON BONUS! 

2ND Shift: $19 - $21 per hour, dependent on experience (including shift differential) Easily make over $40k per year to start!

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION:

  • Monthly Productivity Incentives
  • 90-day review raise potential

BENEFITS:

  • 10 Paid Holidays (Dist. Center is closed)
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing from day 1 and is available for use after 90 days
  • MEDICAL, DENTAL, and VISION coverage
  • 401(k) with company match and profit sharing
  • Employer paid Term Life and AD&D Coverage and Short Term/ Long-Term Disability

What You Will Do:

  • Work safely in an industrial warehouse environment as a Material Handler
  • Interact professionally in accordance with company core values
  • Perform tasks with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
  • EFFICIENTLY perform tasks as trained to meet production expectations
  • Be PRESENT for all scheduled work shifts 
  • Perform other duties as assigned including duties within the building or in other departments as business dictates
  • Once qualified and trained, operate equipment in a safe manner (ex: sit-down forklift, order picker, pallet riders)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, AND EXPERIENCE:

  • High school diploma/GED
  • Ability to use Technology for RF Scanners and Payroll System 
  • Highly motivated individuals with positive and professional attitudes that can work independently
  • High level of work ethic
  • Exceptional Attendance 
  • Ability to apply common sense to daily situations
  • Preferred: Experience with Material Handling Equipment (Forklifts, Order Pickers, Pallet Runners)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and lift for extended periods of time throughout the whole shift
  • Ability to speak and hear in order to communicate with others and work safely in the warehouse
  • Ability to perform repetitive motion
  • Ability to perform heavy work to include lifting up to 50 lbs and other heavy items repetitively all shift
  • Visual acuity to perform tasks such as reading paperwork and operating equipment safely
  • Ability to work in conditions such as high heat and/or humidity and colder winter temperatures

TRAVEL:
None

OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this position. Duties, obligations, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A few words from our COO:

Mid-States is truly the best company I have ever worked for. We strive to provide a unique, exciting, fulfilling work environment for our staff. We are cautious when we hire because we want to protect that environment. Drama, laziness, and entitlement have no place in Mid-States. Our company is very financially sound and growing like crazy. If you are an enthusiastic, high-energy person with a positive attitude and the skills described above, you may have just found the last job you will ever apply for. I look forward to meeting you. – Jeff

Salary : $40,000

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