Its a grind this type of work. Did it for a year for extra cash to pay for school. BIG RESPECT to the ladies and gentlemen that do this!! One job that it's impossible to gain weight.
I've been doing this type of work for 5 and a half years now and I can say, while some make it look easy, it isn't. Being an Order Selector is physically draining and after a while can take a tool on your body. I've worked in all kinds of environments while being a selector, from a -10 degree freezer to a nearly 100 degree dry dock, that on top of sweating makes the job hard, especially when you're grabbing boxes that weigh anywhere in the range from 2 - 50 pounds. The work can be stressful at times but in the end, you're getting paid to select orders that can potentially save a life or will end up as food on someone's table.
Dear God: THANK YOU that I am not doing that job anymore! I did it for almost five years, day shift, night shift. Did a damn good job of it too. But, I felt like I was a soldier returning from war the day I left.
I am like wassup with all this stampn and tagging. I hope that has been eliminated for them. We don't do all that. We pick and drop on the pallet and keep it moving.
At KeHe we used hand scanners and labels. They had an incentive program but damn near impossible unless your on crack. Most forklifts sucked and broke down on you in the middle of your pick list. Mad respect to the people that do this work for years.
I'm glad I'm just a lift operator all I do is get stuff from up top to bottom for pickers any tips from pickers that work in a distribution center that someone could give me to make it better when I start my job so I don't have too many complaints from the pickers
Some good memories of this, and some bad. I saw on several occasions, especially in the box (the airplane hangar-sized freezer) where six or seven foot high pallets of rock hard frozen food cases (think 900 pounds at least) would fall/slide down the storage track and collapse on to a co-worker. Management said OH YEAH, we will get that fixed.... They n-e-v-e-r fixed all of them. Sometimes cases would fall from the second or third level. I was amazed that no one was ever killed, or paralyzed. And this was in a state of the art high tech distro center. Left that job after 4.5 years. Made some good friends though.
For a senior graduating from high school, would you think this would be a good choice going in? Or going to community/ city college for culinary arts. 2 year education or work right after high school, plus I’m not really sure I know what I want to do. Based in Southern Cali, and cooks usually make around 13-14 at most common places and work hours are around 8-9 hours a day, where as selecting seems to pay $15-17 and have 10-12 hour days.
I work at sysco on the triple pallet jacks 3 floats up to 100-300 cases I’ve worked all 3 departments freezer cooler dry , freezer is where its at in my opinion i run from 107% to 110% a week this is the most physical job I’ve work and i love it the competition the guys give its a grind
Just reading the comments of those who got their PhD in order selecting.
Its a grind this type of work. Did it for a year for extra cash to pay for school. BIG RESPECT to the ladies and gentlemen that do this!! One job that it's impossible to gain weight.
I've been doing this type of work for 5 and a half years now and I can say, while some make it look easy, it isn't. Being an Order Selector is physically draining and after a while can take a tool on your body. I've worked in all kinds of environments while being a selector, from a -10 degree freezer to a nearly 100 degree dry dock, that on top of sweating makes the job hard, especially when you're grabbing boxes that weigh anywhere in the range from 2 - 50 pounds. The work can be stressful at times but in the end, you're getting paid to select orders that can potentially save a life or will end up as food on someone's table.
Dear God: THANK YOU that I am not doing that job anymore! I did it for almost five years, day shift, night shift. Did a damn good job of it too. But, I felt like I was a soldier returning from war the day I left.
I am like wassup with all this stampn and tagging. I hope that has been eliminated for them. We don't do all that. We pick and drop on the pallet and keep it moving.
They are slow and can't even put the labels on the outside. Sure save energy but the slower you go the longer you stay.
Better than going to a gym
I work in a -30 degree freezer doing this and I'm still sweating my ass off
Gym membership not required
When cameras off they ain’t movin that fast lmao
At KeHe we used hand scanners and labels. They had an incentive program but damn near impossible unless your on crack. Most forklifts sucked and broke down on you in the middle of your pick list. Mad respect to the people that do this work for years.
Picking in the freezer was the only way I got hired in some years ago! 😂 Good stuff!
I'm glad I'm just a lift operator all I do is get stuff from up top to bottom for pickers any tips from pickers that work in a distribution center that someone could give me to make it better when I start my job so I don't have too many complaints from the pickers
Some good memories of this, and some bad. I saw on several occasions, especially in the box (the airplane hangar-sized freezer) where six or seven foot high pallets of rock hard frozen food cases (think 900 pounds at least) would fall/slide down the storage track and collapse on to a co-worker. Management said OH YEAH, we will get that fixed.... They n-e-v-e-r fixed all of them. Sometimes cases would fall from the second or third level. I was amazed that no one was ever killed, or paralyzed. And this was in a state of the art high tech distro center. Left that job after 4.5 years. Made some good friends though.
I am a picker in a warehouse for hardware merch. Have to brush off damn near every box. A lot of dirt and debris. Kills production time. 🤷♀️
For a senior graduating from high school, would you think this would be a good choice going in? Or going to community/ city college for culinary arts. 2 year education or work right after high school, plus I’m not really sure I know what I want to do. Based in Southern Cali, and cooks usually make around 13-14 at most common places and work hours are around 8-9 hours a day, where as selecting seems to pay $15-17 and have 10-12 hour days.
I work at sysco on the triple pallet jacks 3 floats up to 100-300 cases I’ve worked all 3 departments freezer cooler dry , freezer is where its at in my opinion i run from 107% to 110% a week this is the most physical job I’ve work and i love it the competition the guys give its a grind
I swear I'm naming every vendor that supplies that warehouse
Is it possible to workout to while doing this job
Hi,if you pick the wrong quantity while voice picking what will happen? will you get fired straight away?