Role Summary
Perrigo is hiring for Distribution positions—mainly roles that will be driving our Powered Industrial Equipment. The shifts for these positions vary, but will be one of the following: 2nd or 3rd. Perrigo offers competitive wages, including off shift premiums, as well as a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, holiday/vacation time, and paid time off.
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Distribution Supervisor, responsibilities primarily include receiving incoming product, picking customer orders and loading trucks for shipment to customers.
- Duties consist of driving Powered Industrial Equipment (forklifts, order pickers, dock trucks) and performing considerable physical activity (repetitive bending, lifting and twisting).
Qualifications
- Required: High School diploma (or GED) with excellent attendance/work history.
- Required: Must have a valid driver’s license or a minimum of 1 year of motorized forklift or HILO driving experience. Some other driving experience may be considered in lieu of a valid license.
- Required: Ability to work 40 hours per week with overtime when necessary; availability to train on other shifts.
- Required: Able to complete core skills within 1 month; basic computer skills; basic math and reading/comprehension.
- Required: Understands and values safety, teamwork, quality, and attention to detail in work.
- Required: Ability to follow directions and Perrigo’s standard operating procedures.
- Required: Must stand for the length of the shift (approximately 85% standing) with breaks every 2 hours.
- Required: Vision and hearing to understand signs, labels, and instructions; vision requirements aligned with a valid driver’s license.
- Required: If no valid driver’s license, must be evaluated for vision and other appropriate physical requirements; must have eye-hand-feet coordination.
Education
- High School diploma (or GED) required.
Additional Requirements
- Physical requirements: Stand, walk, lift up to 60 lbs, push/pull 60 lbs, stoop/bend, squat, twist, reach, grasp, move items/boxes, and handle materials; may require climbing stairs infrequently.
- Environmental: Exposure to loud noises/machinery.
- Other qualities: Vision, hearing, ability to read and write, interpret information, basic to intermediate math for pallet stacking and loading pallets; English literacy; problem-solving for stacking pallets and loading semitrailers; basic decision-making for safety inspections.