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Warehouse Agent

Expeditors
Melrose, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/24/2025

Company Description

Company Description

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350 locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Job Description

Reporting Structure: Distribution Supervisor-Warehouse Distribution Manager District Manager

Scope of Position:    Responsible for accurate receiving, storing, and preparing and shipping orders of product Knows their responsibility in a contingency plan or crisis. Must be able to work the shift pattern as required by your branch. 

Responsibilities:     Inbound Freight: Counts all products, compares to manifest and checks all shipments for damage, infestation, and production code dates. Reports shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on appropriate forms. Signs for inbound shipments when necessary. If assigned, and you are a qualified forklift driver, unloads inbound shipments safely and moves product to storage locations.

Storage: Maximizes space usage. Properly and safely puts away items onto the racks.

Order Picking: Ensures that the correct number and type of product is picked. Transports orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms with material handling equipment. Stencils, tags or marks orders as required.

Outbound Freight: Compares quantity, labeling and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct. Accepts signatures for outbound as necessary. Efficiently moves product into outbound delivery vehicles.  

Facility / Equipment: Maintains equipment and assigned areas in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. Operates equipment safely and efficiently. Complies with all local, OSHA or Expeditors’ standards.

Inventory: Keeps accurate records and reports. Assists in physical inventories and cycle counts. Ensures proper stock rotation. May key inventory adjustments in computer.

Other Duties: Repacks or re-boxes cases per customer instructions. Repairs and re-boxes damaged goods as required. Operates shrink-wrap machine if assigned.

Qualifications

  1. Experience (minimum level of direct experience in a similar position) 6 months or more.
  2. Knowledge/ Skills: Must be able to read, count accurately, do simple math (add, subtract, divide, multiply) and write legibly. Must be capable of standing and walking for extended periods.
  3. Must be able to twist, stoop, squat, reach above shoulder level and crouch on a frequent basis. Must be able to use proper lifting techniques. The ability to follow directions with emphasis on safety is extremely important. Must be able to handle stress caused in meeting deadlines with tight scheduling requirements. Must be able to shift priorities easily. Must be able to use hands and feet simultaneously and for repetitive movements.
  4. Special Requirements: Must have excellent work habits. Must pass a background check, if applicable in state, region or geography. Must be familiar with warehouse systems. Forklift certification may be required within 6 months of employment. 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The pay range for the positions is $20.00-$28.00 per hour. Based upon education and experience. 

Various shifts available. 

Salary : $20 - $28

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