VTQ Warehouse Associate

About the company

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the nation’s largest private bottler and distributor of Pepsi beverages, operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware. The company is jointly owned by Suntory and PepsiCo. Suntory is a family‑owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago, known globally for its beverages and innovative spirit. PepsiCo has a 125‑year‑plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. Pepsi Bottling Ventures represents Suntory’s non‑alcoholic beverage portfolio in the United States and has an 80‑year‑plus legacy of providing PepsiCo products to the Carolinas and beyond.

The company makes, sells, and distributes PepsiCo and other beverages across five states, serving most of the market in its geographic regions. It also develops its own beverage lines — such as the Nature’s Twist refreshing lemonade line — and continuously expands its product portfolio nationally. Core values include integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication.

About the role

Safely and efficiently performs a variety of duties within PBV’s warehouse operations to support both internal and external customers and meet business goals and demands. Duties include pulling, loading, unloading, sorting, staging, stacking, building pallets, wrapping, transporting, counting, performing quality control checks, dumping, reworking, replenishing, and otherwise handling PBV products, raw materials, packaging, and other warehouse goods and materials. The exact nature of the duties may vary depending on the facility.

Responsibilities

• Verifies accuracy and quality of products received from vendors/suppliers and shipped to customers.
• Performs all check‑in/check‑out duties and maintains proper records (Bill of Ladings, receivers, pick tickets, and other customary record keeping) per warehouse standard operating procedures.
• Counts goods returned to the plant by sales and delivery personnel that are damaged, full, and/or empty.
• Interacts with automation systems and screens, voice pick system, paper pick tickets, and/or other warehouse management systems to verify and record products, build, finish, and verify pallet accuracy, and place products on automatic conveyors in proper order for accurate load outs and inventory counts.
• Identifies machine faults, troubleshoots, corrects system errors/issues, and performs basic cleaning and maintenance on automation systems.
• Safely and efficiently operates various warehouse material handling/moving equipment to store, stage, retrieve, replenish, load, or unload products and materials in designated areas or onto automatic conveyors/trailers. Equipment may include single or double forklifts, High‑Speed Picking Area (HSPA) Claw, walkie‑rider pallet jack, wrappers, or other designated equipment.
• Safely and efficiently operates other warehouse and material handling machinery, including floor scrubber, cardboard baler, dock plates, bay doors, or other designated equipment.
• Performs all required safety and pre‑trip checks on assigned machinery.
• Performs janitorial tasks as necessary in