Loader / Unloader - Night Shift Freezer

About the role

This role is responsible for loading and unloading product to and from trailers when qualified and as needed in accordance with Preferred Work Methods (PWMs). The position requires working in freezer, cooler, and dry warehouse environments with extreme cold and/or warm temperatures.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role include unloading and loading product, inspecting trailers and product for cleanliness and damage, and communicating any issues to supervisors. The role also requires operating material handling equipment, such as forklifts, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment.

• Inspect trailer for cleanliness prior to unloading and communicate any unsanitary conditions to supervisor
• Unload inbound foodservice product, supplies, or equipment from trailers or shipping containers onto the dock for receipt
• Reconfigure inbound pallets to meet RDC storage requirements
• Inspect product being moved for shortages, damages, quality issues, or deterioration of packing and report to supervisor
• Verify refrigerated and frozen product temperatures are taken according to established PWMs
• Control door lights to inform driver if they are clear to position trailer to the door or pull trailer from the door
• Apply shrink wrap to all lumped pallets to ensure they are secured for effective delivery
• Load product onto trucks corresponding to truck mapping and to any special instructions
• Hand load product onto trucks as required
• Work effectively with immediate supervisor to minimize warehouse shrink/damage
• Report any unfixable/unsafe issues immediately to supervisor
• Observe and enforce all safety rules to eliminate accidents and injuries

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must pass a functional capacity test
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
• Must be able to communicate effectively with supervision, management, and co-workers
• Must have ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Must have ability to speak effectively in one-on-one and in a small group situation

Qualifications

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred; six months previous warehouse experience and/or training preferred. Material handling equipment experience preferred.

Skills

Certification on material handling equipment is required, or the ability to become certified. Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear
• Required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds

Work Environment

Job is performed in a warehouse/operations environment. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently exposed to fast-moving material handling equipment or other mechanical equipment, extreme cold or heat in freezer/cooler warehouse environments, including temperatures of zero degrees.

Pay

Payrate: $24.81/HR

Schedule

Night Shift: 11pm-7am Sunday - Thursday. This is a full-time position. The incumbent must have the ability to work a varying schedule which might include shift work (days or nights), weekdays or weekends, and some holidays.