Selection Tips / Pallet Construction
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I’m headed into week 2 of being on my own & I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to walk off because I was so disgusted at how my pallets looked. This channel gives me the confidence to keep going.
I appreciate the positive comment. Crazy how reviewing my job came to this series.
@@TheWarehouseSeries today was dope. Used all your tips & my pallets are starting to make sense. I’m not worried about speed right now just stacking. Only pulled a 52 tonight but my pallets were well-built so I’m good. Thanks again brother
@@PrynceCam that's good to hear
Literally so easy bro. Learn from the best there and listen. You’ll be good in a year
Me too
For any new selectors, i ‘ve been selecting for. 2 1/2 years now…
Tips for multiple sized boxes increase speed confidence knowledge
- 9 point theory, there are 9 points of support on your pallet you should always have filled with each layer built
4 corners, straight down the middle and across
- large boxes on the outside, fill gaps with smaller boxes
- what side you pick on , place it on that side or in the middle
- keep like items (same size height together)
- always keep back boxes straight unless grouped with same boxes
- always use slip sheets (they act as resets, let you know your pallet flat or not
- keep 4 corner cases around the same height, they’ll always level out
You should share this on my Discord. I love this
thank you, guys! i just started this week and just wanna do well on my first week on my own next week
Thank you so much
I’m on my third day of training week (first time selecting in my life) and I have been constantly stacking horrible and of course my performance on each order has been awful. I had to endure many folks just stare at me and make comments as I’m going by my shift with orders. I was extremely depressed tonight due to my constant poor performance but this video picked me up. Thank you.
Ignore the other selectors. If you can take pics of pallets and post on Discord I can see what's going on
sock the fist foo that says sum next, gaurentee nobody goin say nun
I has my first shift after a week's training today, my LAST pallet of the day went over, the entire thing was eggs too. I felt humiliated, people laughed before helping. I had the thought of quitting when I got back to my car, and I'm nervous for going back tomorrow.
This video has been a big help though, I've my fingers crossed for better results. Cheers
Yeah, they laugh and they all have done it. Keep pushing forward
I started watching this stuff a while a go. It's helped my picking so much . Im hired through an agency and the warehouse I work at lost the contract we had meaning almost everyone is being let go but thanks to these tips they are keeping me and one other person and making us permanent and paying for our forklift ticket. Thankyou so much for this content
You're welcome and I appreciate the comment!
Best thing do when selecting is play jenga in your head and don't overtime where to put stuff I'm grateful my warehouse is mostly just light stuff
Perfect ur stacking and ur shift will go alotttt smoother
I work at Walmart and I’m a team lead. I’ve stacked pallets for 2 years. Detergent and pet products. I’ve not gotten much better. Imma show my team this to help them and me as well.
I appreciate it, hope it helps them out
Remember if u make a palet with a water bottles, use paper spacers between every layer of bottles. What will this doo is ur next layer will not shift left/right
I work at Americold...the key imo is keep similar shaped boxes together...makes Hella difference ...also the lanes you pick in and the the allocation of all items in a warehouse is planned and deliberately put there so your boxes arent impossible to stack
I've dropped plenty of pallets when I first started. I am in a cooler department and I pick 218-231 cases per hour depending on my mood. I've been selecting for a year and a half now.
Dropping pallets is part of the job when you first start.
@@TheWarehouseSeries Heck I do it every now and then even if it's rare. It's mostly in the freezer that it would happen, an 80 cube pallet.
Here's a good tip keep track of boxes with the same height and then
group them on your pallet and then lace layer by layer that's all it takes
Thank you so much!! Followed your tips and did much better today. On week three and building pretty tight pallets. Just need to work on doing it faster 😁
Great to hear!
I'm on my almost six month stacking in a pallet my pallet isn't horrible but still alot to learn
6:30 pallet was a one pallet, hate it when they give orders like that tall, and the 8:40 was a tuna can 😂😂😂 to make it level
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Lol
I've never done this job but I have driven order pickers for a few years. I got really good at stacking pallets. I'm always surprised by how poorly newbies suck at building pallets.
It's because they worry about times from day 1 instead of learning to build
If you don't have, or can't use Blue or red wood pallets to compensate for the heavier orders, I advise doubling up the plastic pallets ( putting another one on top of the original one ). This is similar to doubling up a paper plate, It will help keep the pallet from bowing/bending over the forks.
We have blue and red wood pallets where I work, but our time/work standard is so tight there isn't always time to drive around to grab them, and they are heavier/more difficult to man handle. Doubling up the plastic pallets is a quicker/easier solution.
Great point
Keep em coming!
😆, I didn't even know I watched this before. Man I'm getting old
I’m a month in and this shit is hard it’s building a puzzle all day for 12-14 hours straight I got selectors who have been there for a while coming by and saying bro you suck your bad at selecting your an embarrassment to us selectors lmao it gets in my head but imma learn this and whip my ass with them in a couple months
Unfortunately in the Warehouse you will have people like that. I like the way you're thinking.
Just discovered you. Holy cow great information for us selectors
I appreciate it! Thanks for the comment!
great video!
Thanks!!
Dude i love your channel and what you are doing. Your putting out good info that is applicable to everyday people. I selected for MBM Sysco walmart and kroger. Your info is spot on. Too anyone wandering when the stack comes easy speed comes.
Thanks! Appreciate it
i started working at OK Produce in fresno CA as a produce order selector. Sometimes i get discouraged because sometimes i just don’t get how to move around the pallet to fit more stuff
Can you take pictures of your work?
My pallets don’t come out this bad luckily but the biggest thing I struggle with when stacking is creating layers out of bigger boxes when they are different sizes. I tend to start vertically stacking which just doesn’t use the space of the pallet well enough and then I’m left filling in the gaps later on
What are you throwing? Freezer, Dry or Perishable?
@@TheWarehouseSeries refrigerated. Like boxes of chicken, beef, and dairy products. Usually dry products like chips/crisps at the end unless it’s heavy bags of flour/breading
@@deso4262 are you on my Discord?
@@TheWarehouseSeriesno but I’ll be joining now lol
@@TheWarehouseSeriesactually it says invite has expired
sysco order selector driving center ride it’s challenging but it’s physical but I like the warehouse work i got 110% but it was a float i have been improving thanks for the videos it prepared me for the job im excited to work on sunday will be watching all content thanks
Join Discord, we have quite a few Sysco workers
Being an order selector I’ve learned that every box matches up with another
Great work!
Thank you!
Started last week and my stacking is really bad Ty for the tips
Here to help. If you join Discord you could share photos that I could put on a video
@@TheWarehouseSeries would be cool but where I work in New Zealand they don’t allow us to take phones on to the floor 💯
We can't use blue wood at my job. I'm a loader and switching to selecting in a few weeks and Im super excited
Hope everything works out. Here to help
I just started and it’s my second day on the floor. Let me tell you what I learned today about having your jacks too high while trying to swing around and unload in the docking lane, two pallets high. The top weight tipped and there went 181 cases, I foolishly thought I could save it from tipping over and ripped my thumbnail back a tad bit. I felt so bad cause it was in the busiest part of the warehouse, and where my thumbnail was pulled back, I was bleeding and didn’t want to touch the product to get it out the way, so I had to leave dress my wound and comeback to almost everything being picked up. I know it happens as a new hire but not being able to help was salt in the wound. Morale of the story: KEEP YOUR JACKS LOW AS POSSIBLE!!
Sorry to hear that happened to you. The reaction to catch falling product is one habit that is hard to break. Definitely take it nice and slow around corners. I can have the perfect pallet and I'm still mindful that I can drop it
Also watch having your forks too low because if you accidentally hit the down button it will not end well if your moving
Also keep something on you to do a quick dress to stop the bleeding or prevent it from getting on the product or just all over the floor. People get weird nowadays about bleeding, coughing, runny nose, etc... back to your pallet just observe others when you get a chance to see what works and what doesn't as you are developing this new skill. Some learn quickly and some it takes awhile.
Working at HEB as a selector I’m leading how to stack one my first week my percentage is very low once I learn the stacking I’ll be so good.
Any questions please ask
5:25 get all your boxes and bottles done first
Would have been awesome for a fair evaluation if they all submitted their selection rate/ percentage for each build.
I always wondered what company is the most lenient with their percentages
@@TheWarehouseSeries none
@@CreationuL probably right
I’ve just started. I feel like a fuck up who moves like a turtle.
That's natural in this type of work. The more you get comfortable on the pallet jack the easier it gets. Everyone is different, may take weeks to get comfortable
Thank you! I keep on watching your videos before I head into my shift. Thinking that you’re my trainer! Aha! Would make it a ritual😂🙌🏻
@@HD-nq5rh lol hell yeah
building pallets is so easy
How do I build a good pallet without going slow? I don’t want to spend too much time building a good pallet because I need to make incentive. However, If I don’t focus On stacking it right then my products can drop. Any tips?
I'm the opposite. I build not to make incentives. I would say keep wrapping and tuck wrap on side of pallet like in my 1 video. I'm not a fan of incentives but that's just me
Play Tetris really fast basically
Fantastic videos. Let me know if you live in the midwest or if you're relocatable.
I'm in Pittsburgh
Thank you
praise the plastic wrap
Hey man i been working for a wearhouse job for about a month and i still suck im slow and pallets fall on me all the time my trainer didnt train me very well since he was new
Can you come on Discord and post pictures of your work. I can do a video for you
I wish I could but they don't let us take pictures or videos at winco
If you have questions on my videos I will try to help
Wouldn't wrapping it has you get higher prevent this from falling wraps the pallet as you are stacking
Definitely, but not something you want to rely on because it waste time
Thanks for videos they really help
Glad I can help
One question i have is why dont they organize the warhouse so you get everything in order so its easier to stack? Instead of it all being unorganized and giving you all kinds of random stuff. Just makes the job more difficult
A lot of warehouses will slot according to the setup of the stores. They could careless if it makes it harder to select
Are your jacks all perfect? Our jacks get run into things and bent so if the pallet is all the way to the front your stack will lean back. I have to use plastic pallets so I can keep a gap at the front. If the jack manufacturers would put the rear wheels further back it would solve the problem, but they don't care.
We have quite a few bad jacks but started getting new ones
Our new ones from crown are wobbly and twitchy. The one I use is from 2010, and will probably be replaced soon. I've been using the same jack for most of my 4 years.
@@mrJimmyLunch I like a jack we got in 1999 lol. Slow and steady
Week 1 watching videos on lunch just trying to make it thru 😂
Any questions, feel free to ask
@@TheWarehouseSeries been cycling thru your videos and getting a better understanding. My main problem is in my general merchandise warehouse it’s a lot of odd shaped box’s and cans/drinks that I’m just struggling to keep even sometimes or even keep a decent base and we always get light big box’s at the end of pulls . Very comfortable moving around but my stacking is holding me back due to over adjustments . Finished 1st at 50% 🤣 .
High coners and fill in the gaps
why does that second photo look like my warehouse 😂😹. P….X
It might be
Hey, I'm working in Finland as a voice picker, we are using Euro pallets. I'm struggling with big cylindrical metal cans for example 5 litter, 7 L-sized cans like olive oil, peeled tomatoes stuff like that. Usually, they come at the beginning of the order, so I need to make a decision to use them as the foundation/first-second layer of my pallet, or I can skip and return to it later after I have picked up a few boxes first. The same problem for plastic big-sized cylindrical containers.
Do you have any tips for standalone cylindrical cans.. should I put them into boxes to help make them better building blocks
Thanks.
Just subbed.
I appreciate watching. Is there any way possible to take a picture of your pallet? Seeing it I will be able to get an idea also join Discord. Hopefully we have someone throwing similar products
Great TIPS
Thank you!
I am a trainer and I have a pallet you definitely want to cover how do I send you the pictures.
Through Discord or email
Toates705@gmail.com
Awesome channel!!!!
Thank you!
What’s the maximum height you should stack a pallet? The company I work for says 7 feet. But when it’s that high it makes it harder to wrap
7ft
We have wrap machines but if you angle the hand wrap it makes easier to reach top. If you're shorter and have case hooks put the wrap on that and walk around with arm straight up
What goes into your building? Are they multiple locations on a pallet or just 1 store. We deliver to Dq and subways mostly
The Grocery chain owns the warehouse. So just one
I was wondering... Does pausing your talkman for lunch or bathroom break effect your pick rate negatively?
No it doesn't, but at our work time is added for break and lunch
@@TheWarehouseSeries ok ..
Thanks a lot, for some reason I can't get my rates to go up. I been sticking to a routine my building is getting better been trying to pick up the pace but it's just not clicking for me
@@anthonyrose5964 how long you've been there?
@@TheWarehouseSeries 3 months
@@anthonyrose5964 it will come
I'm on week 7 and I'm in tears almost every night. I refuse to give up but my job is offering pretty much no help and I'm getting really frustrated
If I can help at all I will. What department you in?
@@TheWarehouseSeries I appreciate that. I am in case pick.
@@cosmicsunset1472 are you on Discord?
Hi is there an extender that single pallet ride on pallet jacks use to carry 2 carts or pallets at the same time?
No they just make different jacks. Single , double and triple pallet jacks
@@TheWarehouseSeries Yesterday they talked about how you can snap a front end attachment to make it so that a single pallet jack canm carry up to 2 carts at once. We use double pallet jack to carry 3 carts.
@@D-Padguy that's something new to me. It wouldn't surprise me
Hi,its been 6 months i work in a warehouse, Yesterday they did my full contract,means i work here with no ending (used to be 3 months, twice) but my boss said the only reason its cuz im a good guy and i mentioned i help my mother with money, i do around 900 Pieces a day but i hear people talking about 1400 a guy said with 1000 i would be fine, do you have a playlist or videos i should Prioritize in ur channel? Sorry but i struggle with english understament so i cant follow the whole convo in ur videos,i would rather watch the most important ones, i hope you will understand
I really don't have a specific video that comes to mind. What kind of cases are you throwing?
@@TheWarehouseSeriesa bit of everything im not in frozen area,so can be biscuits,water,beer,pasta,dog food ecc. we work with headset so i don't really have a clue whats coming next, i don't struggle putting stuff on the pallet anymore but i don't have a real method,with the gates as well i can do it easy with water or beer but when its all mixed up i need to take my time to do it properly,im in my break right now soaked of sweat cuz i tried rush and my stuff could easily fall everything was bending over on my gate
At my warehouse when filling orders I have to build my pallet with 10 here 20 here 1 and so on all different sizes, we have to show the sticker or barcode so they can check orders. My ?? What's the best why to stack
Depends on the product you are throwing
I am short 5’6 I start next week how will I be able to stack a 7 foot pallet?
th-cam.com/video/fF_VH4eD4Mc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7dfEnahq72FEm5Nj
Here is a short video
@@TheWarehouseSeries thank you
How tall our these pallets look like well over 6 feet
Our pallets are around 7 ft
I don't understand how people can't stack pallets correctly. it's literally tetris.
some ppl dont have imagination like that. for some tetris is annoying
@@EpicSavage718 those people are stupid
You mean move cases to another place?
Let me watch this again then I will answer. I forget what I say in these videos. I have a lot
I always say if it doesn't fit then move it
@@TheWarehouseSeries what about small light cases? Where do I usually put it?
@@aoiminase did you see my cross and t video?
@@TheWarehouseSeries ah yeah I saw the video
5:4
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Lol pick that crap up
What the ??
Not sure
Not helpfully at all on how to build a pallet just him criticizing people work tbh
Just giving an opinion of what I would do differently. Not criticizing at all
But if it seems that way I now only review work that is given to me.
Just watched this and the first comment is this, lol. Did you watch the same thing as me?
They gorilla glued that pallet
Lol