Operator - Shipping and Receiving (Plant Logistics) - Day Shift

What You Will Do

As a Shipping and Receiving operator you will be responsible for:

• Loading and unloading trucks
• Order picking
• Stretch-wrapping pallets
• Packing
• Palletizing
• Shipping and receiving

How You Will Make An Impact

• Control of inbound and outbound materials/ingredients/products
• Enters information and resolves discrepancies in computerized Warehouse Management system relating to raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and finished goods
• Notifies Maintenance when problems arise, or other work needs to be done on forklifts, docks, doors, or other areas of the plant
• Transports, stages, and rotates product in coolers/freezers
• Maintains warehouse storage facility. Stores items in correct locations and keeps area free of debris
• Operates within standard operating procedures (SOPs) and HACCP food safety plan guidelines
• Communicate with operators from other shifts regarding daily shipping/receiving tasks
• Assures food safety standards with regards to GMPs and HACCP plan are being followed by self and fellow employees
• Maintains a professional, courteous manner with all visitors, vendors, contractors, and fellow employees
• Follows established company policies and those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Other duties as assigned

What You Will Bring

• Minimum 5 years shipping/receiving/warehousing experience
• Clean driving record of safe operation of all types of powered industrial trucks
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office
• Food manufacturing experience preferred

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Tuition assistance
• A generous PTO plan
• and so much more!

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate and preserve a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets.

Disclaimers

• We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
• Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails.
• All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.