Sorter - 1st shift ($16.50/hr)

Ingram Content Group (ICG) is hiring a Sorter to contribute to our Operations team in Fort Wayne, IN.  

Pay Rate: $16.50/hour

 Schedule

• Monday-Friday 8:30a-5p
• Plus daily and weekend (including Sundays) overtime, when necessary

Want to join a key team that helps the world read?

At Ingram, the Operations team serves a key role within the organization.  We ensure that our distribution centers and warehouse facilities function at maximum efficiency.   Safety is a core value in our distribution environment.  We emphasize this through training, education and accident prevention programs.  Process Improvement is another core value, and through innovations such as voice and Radio Frequency (RF) technologies, as well as feedback from our associates, we work toward constant improvement. 

The world is reading, and it is our goal to connect as many people to the content they want in the simplest ways.  If you want to be part of a customer-centric team that strives for excellence, collaboration, innovation, we can’t wait to meet you!

Essential Duties:

• Receives manual sort labels from leadership, determines number of mobiles needed and sets up the sort station.
• Retrieves metal picking cart with books, open cardboard boxes, scans manual sort barcode on sort tags, attaches voice picking sheet to picking cart, and scans items from metal cart or cardboard boxes and places product in the correct location (slot)
• Pushes completed mobiles to the correct staging area

 

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Reading comprehension skills up to high school level
• Writing skills up to high school level
• Math skills – basic arithmetic, addition, subtraction
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work safely and adhere to safety guidelines in a warehouse environment
• Ability to perform repetitive manual tasks
• Ability to work independently or collaborate in a group environment
• Ability to be flexible/ multi-task based on workflow demands
• Ability to meet and maintain production standards
• Ability to maintain reasonably reliable attendance
• Ability to read, write, speak, hear, see, think, communicate, concentrate, learn, and work

Education and Experience

• 6 months of consecutive work experience
• 6 months work experience which included walking, standing, lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, gripping/grasping, bending, squatting/kneeling, twisting/turning, climbing, crawling, reaching above shoulders, typing/keyboard

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to walk and stand continuously during the assigned shift
• Ability to lift/carry in full range of motion up to 20lbs during the assigned shift – 10lbs or less frequently and 11-20lbs occasionally
• Ability to push/pull in a warehouse environment up to 45lbs force to push during the assigned shift – 45lbs or less occasionally
• Ability to grip/grasp continuously during the assigned shift
• Ability to bend, squat/kneel, twist/turn, climb, crawl, reach above shoulder, and type/keyboard frequently during the assigned shift
• Ability to work designated shift including overtime as required, which could include time before or after the designated shift and/or weekends
• Exposure to wide range of temperatures

Why You’ll Love Working for ICG:

• Eligible for health insurance & 401k on start date
• Paid time off available on start date
• Casual dress code
• Convenient location
• Employee discounts up to 40% on book orders

The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd. and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.

• EOE-Race/Gender/Veterans/Disabled
• We participate in EVerify.
• EEO Poster in English 
• EEO Poster in Spanish