1st Shift Warehouse Worker
Great Lakes Cheese · Abilene, TX · 1 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
Warehouse Worker position focused on organizing and storing products to meet customer specifications while adhering to company policies on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety.
Responsibilities
- Verify accurate counts of finished products and supplies.
- Organize and store finished products.
- Load and unload trucks per bills of lading.
- Operate all warehouse equipment (tow motor, hand jack, wrapper, battery hoist) safely.
- Put finished products into storage.
- Change and maintain batteries; fill out documentation.
- Perform cycle counts.
- Maintain proper rotation of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods per FIFO.
- Productive use of downtime.
- Accurately receive in product (finished goods, raw materials, ingredients).
- Communicate safety issues to manager.
- Perform RF functions using a handheld/scanner.
- Stage customer orders in an organized manner on the shipping dock.
- Accurately prepare customer orders within GLC and customer guidelines/requirements.
- Maintain an organized, safe, and clean working environment.
- Adhere to all stated safety policies and procedures.
- Produce products in a manner that exceeds quality and value expectations by following Good Manufacturing Practices and Safe Quality Food Program policies.
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the Lead/Manager.
Requirements
- Ability to make minor decisions based on standard practices.
- Ability to read and prepare shipping and receiving records/reports and comprehend production schedules/pick sheets.
- Basic math skills: add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED (preferred).
- Basic understanding of shipping and receiving processes and related equipment (preferred).
- Lift truck experience (preferred).
- Experience in the use of a bar code driven (RF) operation (preferred).
Working Conditions
- Constant standing/walking; frequent bending, flexing, extending neck, gripping, reaching, lifting, and pulling with both hands.
- Personal protective equipment may be required: hair nets, ear plugs/muffs, hardhats, and/or safety glasses.
- Frequent handling of material from floor-to-waist, waist-to-shoulder, and pushing/pulling/carrying.
- Ability to lift up to 100 lbs.
- Repetitive work in a fast-paced production environment with average temperature of 50-60°F.
- Use of motor skills to safely drive tow motors or other motorized vehicles in tight quarters.