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For Located in West Chicago, IL Home Contact / Apply Open Positions Join us where we put pets, our customers and our employees at the center of everything we do We treat our customers and employees as family members. We encourage hard work, team building, honesty, and responsibility towards each other. Our Values, Forged Over 4 Generations Founded in 1949 by current president, Phil’s grandfather and primarily managed by his children today, at Middle West, we best describe our values as old school”. We treat our customers and employees as family members. We encourage hard work, team building, honesty, and responsibility towards each other. Middle West is in the distribution of some of the best high-end brands of dog and cat food on the market today. We service mainly independent store owners. We love our pets and treat them all as we treat our children. Be Recognized For Being You Be recognized for your dedication, not your education. It is your hard work and attention to detail that will promote you through our company. We always look to promote from within our company first. People Like Working Here On average, our employees have been here for over 6 years and counting. Salary and Benefits We invest in our employees because they are at the heart of everything we do. Receive highly competitive salary and industry exceeding benefits. From Our Employees I work for Middle West because it is a small, family company. I am more than just a number. I am part of a family where I matter as a person. Each day is filled with new challenges and opportunities.” - Clay From Our Employees I enjoy the customers each day.” - Angela From Our Employees Middle West has a great fleet of medium duty trucks, and they take care of the maintenance all the time.” - Nick From Our Employees I like the variety in tasks each week and the respect the employees for each other.” - Mike P From Our Employees Management is great to deal with day after day. After 5 years of working here, I still am excited to go into work. I am looking forward to another 5 years.” - Alex From Our Employees I am very happy here and I don’t need to worry about my job anymore.” - Jesus From Our Employees Middle West gave me the direction I needed in life. I feel I became a part of something great. Wonderful people to work with and work for.” - Carl From Our Employees Middle West is a military friendly environment where hard work pays off!” - Roman From Our Employees Good teamwork, Family Friendly, Good environment, Growth in learning and a good place to expand, Animal Family environment - Lynette From Our Employees Middle West is an animal friendly environment. Bruce brightens my days. It is a friendly environment with an understanding management team.” - Karen From Our Employees I’m here to work for a small family owned and run company with retirement benefits. I did not like working for Amazon.” - Fitz From Our Employees Teamwork between co-workers, Good work-life balance, Management provides a motivating environment and opportunities to prove ourselves, I believe in the products Middle West provides to all the dogs and cats out there” - Marie From Our Employees The things I like most about working at Middle West are that you get to know your co-workers while working together. I feel that my hard work gets noticed and they show appreciation for it.” - Jon From Our Employees I love the free dog treats!!!” - Bruce Benefits of Joining The Middle West Team Join the Family The ability to be on a first name basis, have a conversation with the owners. Outstanding Health Insurance Health Insurance (Blue Cross IPO w/$1,000 deductible) better than most other employers.These policies are grandfathered in for Middle West. They are no longer available on exchanges. We pay 80% of employee premium. Retirement IRA Contribution We contribute 5% of annual salary to an IRA Account for employees on staff greater than two years. Paid Time Off Holiday, Vacation, and sick pay provided. Friday Perks Warehouse employees have ½ day Fridays and most drivers have shorter day Fridays. Some office has ½ day Fridays. Our Dedication To Our Customers We are here to represent our customers. It is their needs we take care of to justify our existence. Each day we have orders from our customers coming in. We enter those orders, process them, and get them on a truck for delivery. It is a lot of routine to take care of our customers each day. Our Dedication to Our Employees We have daily schedules to mix up those tasks we perform during the routine. We believe in adding variety of tasks to each person’s daily work. This helps with the boredom of routine. We also strive to have employees able to perform other people’s functions when we have vacations or sickness. Being on this team, everyone knows everybody here. Within each department there is a friendly familiarity of the people working here. Open Positions Come join our team today in one of our available positions. Warehouse Warehouse Associate Job Description: Picking and packaging orders. One department picks order with carts and places in shipping boxes. Another department picks order with pallet jack and builds delivery pallet as they pull items. Another department picks order in a freezer and places product in thermal bags. Unload shipments from trucks and/or semi-trailers with use of forklift power equipment. Place and check-in delivery shipments into inventory by self or with crew. Conduct overstock operations with use of electric reach truck equipment. Possible early morning assist drivers with loading their trucks. Take your turn taking out the garbage. Cleaning warehouse space on Fridays. Job Requirements: At least 18 years of age. High School Diploma or equivalent GED certification. Comfortable and familiar working with numbers. Ability to work with cooperation towards other associates. Desire to improve skill functions and work performance. Benefits: Starting hourly wage of $17.00 – $20.00. Weekly paycheck. Paid national holidays. Earned vacation pay and sick pay. Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Health Insurance available after 90 days of employment. Employee contributes 20% of their premium and 40% of additional coverage for spouse and/or family members. Simple Employee IRA Program. Vested after 2 – 3 years with 5% of annual salary invested in retirement account. Tuition reimbursement program. Job stability. We have not had a work lay off in 73 years. Casual work environment. Warehouse has ½ day Fridays (except when holiday is following Monday). Apply Office Accounting Accounts Receivable/ Accounts Payable Specialist Job Description: Posting and balancing payments from our customers. Preparing checks and/or ACH transfers to our vendors. Conducting professional customer service over the telephone and email. Plus: Trained as backup to order entry. Preparing paperwork and submission for credits to our vendors. Assume other duties as capable performance demonstrates. Job Requirements: Must have some experience working with accounting systems. At least 18 years of age. High School Diploma or equivalent GED certification. Comfortable and familiar working with numbers. Must feel comfortable typing on a keyboard and working with a computer system. Ability to work with cooperation towards other associates. Desire to improve skill functions and work performance. Benefits: Starting hourly wage of $19.00 – $23.00. Weekly paycheck. Paid national holidays. Earned vacation pay and sick pay. Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Health Insurance available after 90 days of employment. Employee contributes 20% of their premium and 40% of additional coverage for spouse and/or family members. Simple Employee IRA Program. Vested after 2 – 3 years with 5% of annual salary invested in retirement account. Tuition reimbursement program. Job stability. We have not had a work lay off in 73 years. Casual work environment. Apply General Bookkeeping Job Description: Posting and balancing payments from our...