Night Sorter Operator

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

A leading wine and spirits distributor based in Syracuse, NY.

Location:

Syracuse, NY

Hourly Pay: $25 / hour (competitive).

Hours:

Monday–Thursday 7:30 pm–6 am.

The Machine Operator is responsible for monitoring the conveyor system operation and resolving issues that impact safety and productivity. This role monitors performance and implements programs to improve operational metrics.

• Operate and monitor the conveyor system(s) within the warehouse during production.
• Regulate software to route trucks to appropriate shipping lanes for maximized production while printing all wave and sub‑wave stickers for associates.
• Monitor all mis‑picked merchandise and update UPC & SCC codes within the system.
• Communicate slow production on picking lanes to minimize running out of cases and to assist with the labor movement to management.
• Send out nightly production numbers to the management team.
• Monitor conveyor systems to ensure proper throughput and speeds.
• Start and stop sorting systems as appropriate.
• Perform basic troubleshooting to ensure production equipment runs efficiently.
• Ensure the safety of employees by monitoring the merge area for broken cases and or loose bottles.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Additional duties may be required.

• High School Diploma/GED and 1–2 years of warehouse experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of distribution center or similar experience.
• Experience in a fast‑paced distribution environment with an in‑depth conveyor system.
• Experience using hand tools, and electrical meters, hydraulics, and pneumatics; working knowledge of conveyors and conveyor systems.

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping.
• Additional hours may be required during October, November, and December and other peak periods.
• Capable of working flexible hours which could include overnight, early morning, and/or late evening.
• May require working at heights of 8 feet or greater.
• May require lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 56 lbs.

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an affirmative action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees.