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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Pay Rate: $20.00
Office: Grand Rapids, MI
Job ID: 1747340
Wood, a tape measure, and a forklift. That’s most of the job, and most people end up liking it more than they expected. This Shipping Assistant and Skid Builder role in Grand Rapids is for someone who enjoys building something useful, seeing it leave the building, and knowing it was done right.
The employer is a Grand Rapids area manufacturer that makes finished textile goods for commercial and residential customers. It’s a working production facility with its own shipping department, a steady rhythm, and a crew that expects things to be packed properly because the product deserves it.
Mornings start at the receiving door, where you check in materials and parcels and get them to the right spot, often on a forklift. Then you head to the build area to measure, cut, and assemble pallets and crates in all sizes with table saws and circular saws. Finished rolled goods get wrapped, crated, and staged for pickup. In between, you process parcels through carrier websites, keep the finished goods count honest, restock packing supplies, and tidy your station so the next build goes smoothly. You back up the Shipping Coordinator all day, so there’s plenty of walking, lifting, and switching gears. Most days end with a clear dock and a good feeling about it.
What We Offer
- Pay: $19.25 per hour
- Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 7:00am to 5:30pm; Friday, 7:00am to 4:00pm
- Weekly pay statement
- No forklift experience needed; training is provided
- A stable shipping department with a defined role and a coordinator to learn from
- Room to grow into more responsibility in shipping and production
- A $100 bonus for every friend you refer to us, plus an additional $25 bonus for your referral to WSI.
- Path to permanent hire based on attendance and performance
Requirements
- Willingness to get forklift certified (prior experience not needed)
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds and push or pull heavier loads with assistance, using safe practices
- Able to read a tape measure and do basic measurement math
- Comfortable around power tools such as table saws and circular saws
- Attention to detail and accurate counts
- Able to learn Excel, Outlook, Word, and carrier shipping websites
- Reliable attendance for the full scheduled shift
- Must be able to speak, read, and write basic English
If you like work you can see at the end of the day and you’re the kind of person who shows up when you say you will, you’ll fit in fine here. We’ll teach you the forklift. The rest you probably already have.
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