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Warehouse Trainer

Dot Foods

Mount Sterling, ILJob$28–30.75/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$28–30.75/hr
Location
Mount Sterling, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Warehouse Trainer provides on-the-job training for new and current employees on safety and key warehouse functions. The role trains personnel to use warehouse management systems and material handling equipment and supplies, coaches and mentors employees, and evaluates their performance. The schedule lists two shift options, and occasional overnight travel is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Warehouse Management Systems, nice to haveMaterial Handling Equipment, nice to haveCoaching, nice to haveMentoring, nice to havePerformance Evaluation, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveIndependent Travel, required

Qualifications

Current Dot Employment, requiredHigh School Diploma or Equivalent Work Experience, requiredConstructive Business Behaviors, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to haveLeadership or Training Role Success, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Dot Foods Inc. • Mount Sterling, IL, United States

As a Warehouse Trainer, you will provide on-the-job warehouse training for new and current employees. Provides training on safety and other key job functions within the warehouse.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Trains assigned personnel to accurately, consistently, & safely use warehouse management systems, along with material handling equipment & supplies

  • Serves as a coach and mentor to assigned personnel

  • Evaluates performance of assigned personnel

  • Follows and applies standard work and work instructions

  • Works to eliminate waste in all areas of the position

YOU MUST HAVE

  • Must be currently employed by Dot Foods or Dot Transportation, Inc.

  • High School Diploma, General Equivalency Degree, or equivalent work experience

  • Demonstrated on-the-job behaviors that reflect positive and constructive approaches to business issues.

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Prior success in a leadership or training role

  • Strong communication skills

ROLE SPECIFICS

  • Schedule: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5:00PM-5:30AM

  • Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6:30AM-5:00PM

  • Pay Range: $28.00-$30.75

  • Environment: Working in below negative temperatures to high heat temperatures Travel: Occasional overnight travel required. Must have ability to travel independently as needed.

WHO WE ARE

Dot Foods makes products more accessible and affordable to the food industry. We add efficiency to the supply chain and build strong partnerships with distributors, suppliers, and operators. Our company was created on a foundation of respect and dependability. People who are open to input, ask questions, embrace diversity, and seek innovative solutions thrive here.

WHAT DOT CAN OFFER YOU

As a family-owned and -operated company since 1960, Dot Foods has created a strong family culture. We make everyone feel included and respected. In addition to an inclusive working environment, we will provide you with:

  • Competitive compensation package, including bonuses for successful performance

  • Extensive benefits including medical, dental, 401k, and profit-sharing

  • Significant advancement opportunities

Safety: This position assumes responsibility for the workplace safety of self and co-workers, and for the safety conditions of the work locations, exercise and promotes safe behaviors and show unyielding support of programs, rules and policies regarding safety.

EOE/AA Employer: Dot believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities. Dot will not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status or other basic classes protected by applicable federal or state law provided they are qualified for employment or for existing positions.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,858 open Warehouse Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$28–30.75/hr
  • Illinois median$23–24/hr60 hourly ranges
  • US median$22–24/hr795 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $29.38/hr, is 25% above the Illinois median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Warehouse Operations hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 105 open Warehouse Operations jobs in Illinois and 1,858 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Warehouse Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (995 postings).
Education
56 of the 1,858 open Warehouse Operations jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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