General Warehouse Associate- Nights

About the role

Join the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada, serving over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. Warehouse associates supply consumers with better-for-you food that nourishes families nationwide, working with retailers ranging from small family-owned stores to Whole Foods Market.

Purpose

Responsible for general warehouse duties including consolidation, cubing of routes, stack & wrap, salvage, and reconditioning.

Essential functions

• Reduction of pallet to fit inside a specific trailer type
• Keeping pallets stop pure when applicable
• Keeping pallets under 2500 lbs and/or under 60 cubes when applicable and warehouse counts as low as possible
• Inspects assigned jack for safety issues
• Communicates with loaders and loader foreman about which truck to unload next
• Unloads all returns and properly disperses and stores product in an organized manner
• Informs foreman or supervisor of any large quantity returns
• Logs and throws away any leaking returns
• Unloads all totes and freezer boxes and stores in the proper location
• Unloads all hand jacks and load bars and stores in the proper location
• Unloads and separates all empty pallets and stores in the pallet staging area
• Checks with supervisors or manager at the beginning of the shift to discuss any issues or changes in the daily procedure
• Checks email daily for schedule changes, additions, promos, etc.
• Communicates daily staffing needs for the area to ensure timely selection, minimum out of stocks and on time area completion
• Identifies areas in need of staffing and fills-in as needed
• Assists in the training of and monitoring of all staff to ensure accurate and efficient order selection, pallet building and replenishment

Qualifications

• Detail oriented
• Good organizational skills
• Warehouse/operations experience preferred but not required
• System implementation preferred

Knowledge

• Understanding of safety guidelines
• Knowledge of applicable Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Strong knowledge of applicable Bakco functions and RF systems
• Good judgment is required as there may be times when immediate supervision might not be available

Skills & abilities

• Ability to communicate with co-workers and supervisors
• Ability to operate powered equipment
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to exercise good judgment in determining whether product should be salvaged or trashed
• Understanding of procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes