Dock Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure a quality product comes from the plant to the customer in a safe, efficient and sanitary way
• Operate electric pallet jacks and forklifts to unload trucks and remove pallets from packing floor to cooler
• Examine shipment contents and compare with records such as manifests, invoices or orders to verify accuracy
• Perform proper egg packing and handling procedures
• Submit record keeping and documentation
• Prepare documents such as work orders, bills of landing or shipping orders to route materials
• Maintain an accurate inventory of eggs and packing supplies
• Order packing supplies as needed
• Maintain and clean cooler, dock and load bay
• Maintain and clean equipment and dry storage area
• Follow and enforce proper safety, food safety and GMP expectations
• Train and oversee team of Dock Attendants
• Manage schedule for Dock Attendants
• Assist Processing Supervisor with performance evaluations of dock attendants
• Communicate effectively with truck drivers and customer contacts to exchange information or to solve problems
• May be required to move tankers or trailers
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency
• Experience in food manufacturing or processing is desirable
• Previous experience in a warehouse or shipping/receiving environment is required
• Previous forklift and pallet jack experience is required
• Experience in safety programs and processes, such as confined space, lock out tag out, hazcom, etc.
• Experience in equipment in operation