Yard Loader at Advanced Drainage Systems – Mendota, Illinois

Overview

Advanced Drainage Systems is a leading manufacturer of stormwater and onsite septic wastewater solutions, committed to sustainability and innovation. With a vast manufacturing and distribution network, we deliver high-quality products across multiple industries while recycling over half a billion pounds of plastic annually. At ADS, we foster a culture where diverse perspectives drive better ideas, ensuring every employee feels valued, heard, and empowered to make an impact.

Responsibilities

A Yard Loader is responsible for safely and accurately loading and unloading all deliveries made and received by ADS. A Yard Loader must demonstrate safe and proper vehicle operation at all times. This position also interacts with company and non-company drivers as well as will-call customers and should display excellent customer service skills. This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week and weekends as required. Loaders report directly to the Yard Supervisor and/or Yard Manager.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Embrace a culture of safety. We expect our people to communicate unsafe conditions, acts or injuries immediately
• Maintain a safe working environment that includes the consistent use of Personal Protection Equipment to ensure your safety
• Safely operate a forklift and conduct preventative maintenance on forklifts and other machines in the plant
• Ensure quality by conducting final visual inspections and labeling all finished goods
• Promote good customer service skills when loading and unloading deliveries while minimizing errors
• Ensure proper product rotation and tracking of inventory levels
• Ability to learn and stay current on pipe specifications and packaging requirements
• Practice continuous improvement with regard to process and facility housekeeping
• Invest in your career with ADS. Build and maintain job skills and additional earning potential through company training programs
• Other duties as assigned

Job Skills:

This position should possess the following skills/knowledge:

• Self-motivated and the ability to work independently
• Energetic and thrive in a fast paced environment
• Basic inventory management skills
• Forklift operation
• Dependability
• Ability to learn new skills
• Team-oriented
• Basic mathematical skills

Educational Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Experience:

• Previous warehouse, industrial or manufacturing experience

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits program including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care)
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Programs
• Profit Sharing Plan (401k)
• Paid Holidays/ Vacation Days
• Bereavement Pay
• Jury Duty
• Military Leave
• Shift differential of $1.50/ hour for 2nd and 3rd shift workers