Layer Picker / Selector - Night Dry

Night Shift: 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM, Sunday through Thursday. Pay rate: $29.40 per hour.

About the role

Responsible for building less-than-full-pallet orders by hand and staging them at outbound loading lanes. The role requires frequent lifting, equipment and/or process certification, and work in freezer, cooler, and dry warehouse environments with extreme cold or warm temperatures. All duties must be performed safely, accurately, and to established productivity standards.

Responsibilities

• Follow warehouse management system (WMS) directed tasking to transport pallets safely between staging areas (docks, layer-picking areas, storage) following established PWMs.
• Pull and put away product using material handling equipment (MHE), primarily a reach forklift.
• Inspect product for shortages, damage, quality issues, or packaging deterioration; report findings to supervisor.
• Secure pallets with shrink wrap for delivery to doors, staging areas, or rack storage.
• Use SWMS RF equipment to locate products for order building and accurate retrieval (layer pick) per directed tasking and PWMs.
• Build pallets in Ti/Hi configuration, label, and confirm quantities and product (layer pick) per directed tasking and PWMs.
• Place older product on top of newer product for rotation (date-coded items).
• Count and label unused (residual) cases and return to correct slot (layer pick) per directed tasking and PWMs.
• When carrying multiple pallets, transport heavier items on the bottom and lighter items on top to prevent damage.
• Deliver stacked pallets to assigned loading-dock area for accurate staging and systematic loading.
• Complete forklift operator certification and testing; perform all required PWMs.
• Work with supervisor to minimize warehouse shrink/damage (product loss).
• Maintain neatness and cleanliness of assigned work areas and travel aisles; ensure accuracy of warehouse locations.
• Report unfixable or unsafe issues immediately to supervisor.
• Observe and enforce all safety rules to eliminate accidents and injuries.
• Operate MHE (forklifts, order pickers, pallet jacks) safely and orderly.
• Use proper lifting techniques and physical work practices per established PWMs.
• Perform daily MHE inspections; keep equipment clean; report repair or service needs to supervisor.
• Use warehouse computers and RF equipment safely and professionally to avoid damage.
• Understand and comply with all applicable company policies (attendance, Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, Associate Handbook, etc.).
• Comply with all applicable state/federal laws and regulations (OSHA, HACCP, etc.).
• Support food safety policies, SOPs, and prerequisite food safety control programs per Food Safety Commitment documentation.
• Perform other warehouse duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must pass a functional capacity test.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication with supervision, management, and co‑workers.
• Ability to observe and communicate observations verbally and in writing to those responsible for equipment operation and maintenance.
• High school diploma or GED preferred; six months previous warehouse experience and/or training preferred.
• Material handling equipment experience preferred; reach truck experience preferred.
• Crown and/or Raymond reach truck experience a plus.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; read and write simple correspondence.
• Speak effectively in one‑on‑one and small‑group situations; respond to questions from managers, associates, and peers.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Apply common‑sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram instructions.
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certification on material handling equipment required, or ability to become certified.

Physical requirements

• Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequently stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
• Required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lb; occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 lb.
• Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

• Warehouse/operations environment with frequent exposure to fast‑moving MHE and mechanical equipment.
• Extreme cold or heat in freezer/cooler areas, including temperatures at or below zero degrees.
• Regular exposure to wet/humid conditions, contained toxic or caustic chemicals, low‑voltage electrical equipment, and vibration.
• Noise level is usually loud.

Schedule

Full‑time position. Ability to work a varying schedule including shift work (days or nights), weekdays or weekends, and some holidays. Hours may vary or change based on customer orders, departmental, or business requirements.

Travel

No travel required.