Logistics Picker
[Vandalia, IL]
About Odyssey Logistics
Odyssey Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain partner helping businesses optimize performance through fully integrated, end-to-end solutions. We connect transportation, technology, and expertise across a broad network of services including 3PL and 4PL managed services, multimodal and intermodal transport, warehousing, trucking, Jones Act Ocean, and customs brokerage, ensuring goods move reliably, efficiently, and intelligently around the world.
Today, Odyssey supports more than 6,000 customers globally, delivering scalable, data-driven solutions across complex supply chains. What started with a single client has grown into a dynamic, evolving organization focused on performance, precision, and long-term partnership.
What Sets Us Apart
Our work is complex, fast-moving, and highly collaborative. Success here requires people who think strategically, operate with urgency, and navigate across functions to solve real business challenges. We value individuals who take ownership, challenge the status quo, and turn insight into action.
Our culture is grounded in five core values: Win Together, Innovate Boldly, Drive Results, Customer Centric, and Guide with Care. These are not just principles; they shape how we make decisions, partner with customers, and show up for each other.
At Odyssey, you are not just part of a company; you are part of building what comes next.
The Role
Work Model: Onsite
Work Schedule: Full-time, approximately 40 hours per week; overtime may be required as scheduled.
Travel Requirements: None
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Reports to: Department Manager / Team Lead
Summary / Primary Role
The Logistics Picker is responsible for picking, retrieving, and assembling all components required to fulfill customer orders accurately and efficiently. This role involves obtaining and prioritizing orders from the Audit area, using barcode scanners to identify and retrieve the correct components, and delivering completed orders to the packaging area. The Logistics Picker also assists with packaging activities and maintains a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
What You'll Do
We are seeking a reliable, detail-oriented, and hardworking Logistics Picker to support daily warehouse and order fulfillment operations. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced warehouse environment, following order instructions, operating scanning equipment, and handling materials while maintaining accuracy and safety standards.
Order Picking & Assembly
• Obtain and prioritize assembled orders from the Audit area.
• Retrieve the required components to complete each order based on scanner instructions and order specifications.
• Verify that the correct components are selected for each order.
• Return completed orders to the designated packaging area.
Packaging & Warehouse Support
• Assist with packaging orders as needed.
• Support daily warehouse activities to ensure efficient order fulfillment.
• Handle materials and supplies carefully to prevent damage and maintain product quality.
Cleaning & Workplace Safety
• Clean containers, materials, supplies, and work areas using appropriate cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment.
• Follow established warehouse procedures, safety guidelines, and company policies.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned by management.
What You Bring
Education
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience
• Previous warehouse, order picking, packaging, or manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Experience working with barcode scanners or scanning devices is an advantage.
Leadership & Experience
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and willingness to take initiative.
Technical Knowledge
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is preferred.
• Knowledge of Food Safety and Food Defense principles, including HACCP, is preferred.
• Ability to operate barcode scanners and related warehouse equipment is preferred.
Core Competencies & Skills
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Effective time management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members.
• Reliability, punctuality, and personal accountability.
• Professionalism and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow instructions and resolve routine workplace issues.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety and security.
Industry Experience
• Previous experience in warehouse, manufacturing, distribution, or order fulfillment environments is preferred.
Compensation & Schedule Details
Base Pay: $16.00 - 16.50 per hour
Bonus Eligible: No
Commission Eligible: No
Expected Hours of Work: Associates must work a minimum of 30 hours per week to maintain full-time status for benefits purposes. However, this position is expected to average 40 hours per week, with overtime required as scheduled.
No relocation allowance will be considered unless specifically addressed. All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package, including:
• A choice of medical plans with FSA and HSA options
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Health & Wellness Program
• Discounts with Preferred Vendors
Work Environment & Physical Demands
This position operates in a warehouse and production environment with potential exposure to airborne particles, including dust, shavings, odors, and fumes, as well as temperature, noise, and vibration fluctuations.
The role routinely involves using barcode readers, scanning devices, bundling machines, bagging machines, heat sealers, staple guns, stretch wrap dispensers, strap tensioners, stretch wrapping machines, and other office equipment such as computers.
The employee must be able to communicate effectively, read, write, and comprehend English, and maintain the visual and auditory awareness necessary to work safely around moving equipment.
Physical requirements include frequent use of hands and fingers for grasping, picking, and handling materials. The position may also require sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crawling, crouching, bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
Safety-Sensitive Position
This is a safety-sensitive position. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen, which includes testing for THC in accordance with company policy, and a criminal background check. Odyssey’s drug-free workplace policy applies regardless of state or local laws on cannabis use.
Additional Information
This job description provides a general overview of the expectations and basic duties of the position and is not a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities. The company may assign additional duties and tasks as necessary to meet business requirements.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
At Odyssey, we believe the best ideas come from people with different skills, experiences, and perspectives. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and evaluate every candidate based on the qualifications needed for the role, while also valuing the unique strengths, curiosity, and fresh thinking each person brings. Our commitment to inclusion helps fuel innovation and enables us to deliver smarter, more creative solutions for our customers.
We are proud to be a workplace where everyone is treated with respect, given equal opportunity to succeed, and encouraged to contribute in meaningful ways. All employment decisions are based on merit, without regard to race or ethnicity, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Odyssey does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
Visit us at: www.OdysseyLogistics.com/careers
Odyssey does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.