Job Description
Ingram Content Group (ICG) is hiring Receivers to contribute to our Operations team in Fort Wayne, IN.
Schedule:
- Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Plus daily/weekend overtime (including Sundays) as needed
Starting pay $16.30/hr and eligible for an increase after 120 days!
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!
What You’ll Do:
- Checks shipment quantity against bill of lading and inspects condition of cartons and skids, signs as received or completes discrepancies, overage, shortage, damaged paperwork as necessary
- Works shipment based on receipt by, separating cartons by title, placing cartons on conveyor, counting and inspecting books, and completing breakdown tickets.
- Unloads cartons from conveyor line and sorts them onto pallets based on warehouse zones.
Qualifications
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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
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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
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Essential Physical Demands
- Ability to walk and stand continuously during the assigned shift
- Ability to lift/carry in full range of motion up to 50lbs during the assigned shift – 50lbs or less frequently
- Ability to push/pull in a warehouse environment up to 65lbs force to push during the assigned shift – 35lbs or less frequently and 36-65lbs 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
Additional Information
Why You’ll Love Working for ICG:
- Eligible for health insurance & 401k on start date
- Paid time off available on start date
- Eligible for pay increase after successful completion of training period
- 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
Top Skills
What We Do
The world is reading. Ingram helps connect our world with the books they want—print and digital—when they need them, in the simplest ways. To better serve an increasingly connected global community of readers we are transforming the book industry for the better: through smart leadership, cutting-edge technology, and revolutionary innovations in the manufacture and distribution of books.
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, VitalSource Technologies LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, and Tennessee Book Company LLC.
