Dock Worker
Department: Warren Production • Location: Warrenton
About the role
A Dock Worker at Pacific Seafood plays a key role on our production team supporting efforts to receive inventory and upkeep of high-quality standards. This position involves unloading products from vessels in a safe and timely manner, utilizing the appropriate equipment and proper handling techniques.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and operate all dock equipment efficiently (including but not limited to forklifts, telehandlers, loaders, deuce-and-a-half beach trucks, and cranes)
- Learn all product species, sub-types and specs on sorting/handling of all products received at the dock
- Ensure all products received, processed or shipped meet Pacific Seafood quality expectations
- Notify supervisor when there are inconsistencies
- Communicate with leads, supervisors and other team members regarding supply material levels
- Keep all work areas clean and organized at all times
- Learn and apply all SSOP for all job requirements
- Perform other duties, as assigned
Requirements
- Prior experience with crane, hoist, and forklift operation (equipment including but not limited to forklifts, telehandlers, loaders, deuce-and-a-half beach trucks, and cranes)
- Preferred: Previous experience in the seafood industry
- Valid driver's license
- Effective communication skills
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Constantly required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision with the ability to judge depth perception and adjust focus
- Standing for sustained periods
- Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks)
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear
- Reaching (extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction)
- Grasping (applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm)
- Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; conveying detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly)
- Hearing (perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction; receiving detailed information through oral communication)
- Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Dock and warehouse environment
- Traditional warehouse and distribution facility environment
- Large, specialized equipment
- Large moving equipment
- High noise level
- Exposure to cold/freezing temperatures
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Wet environment
- Safety equipment required (hair nets, gloves, smock, etc.)
- Well-illuminated environment
- Scents related to the production facility
Benefits
At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our team members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
- Health insurance benefits options: medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
- 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
- Paid time off for all regular full-time team members, to include sick days and vacation
- Employee Assistance Program — confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to team members and immediate family members
- Product purchase program
Pay
$19.00 – $21.32 per hour