Overnight Seafood Cooler
Fortune Fish & Gourmet · Bensenville, IL · 1 wk ago
OTHRFull-time
Responsibilities
- Organize, stock, and rotate seafood inventory in refrigerated or sub-zero cooling environments.
- Sanitize work surfaces, floors, and equipment using specialized cleaning solutions in compliance with GMP.
- Open packaging, sort products by grade/size, and pack them into designated containers, boxes, or ice-filled crates for shipping.
- Inspect raw materials and finished goods for abnormalities, defects, or foreign materials.
- Document cleaned areas and production metrics in accordance with SOP and food safety.
- Unload products, containers, and stock them in the designated area.
- Ensure that the product is properly placed on racks, shelves, or in bins according to established practice.
- Marks materials with identifying information.
- Records the number of materials or items received or distributed.
- Arranges products in the specified sequence for processing by other workers as needed.
- Drives forklifts or other motorized equipment when necessary to transport items within the plant.
- Supports in maintaining inventory records.
- Inbound processing of returned products, alert production managers.
Requirements
- Education – High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Experience – One to two years of related experience in a food processing plant or cold storage warehouse. Seafood experience is a plus.
- Work ethic – A sense of urgency in meeting critical and time-sensitive deadlines.
- Language – Basic English speaking and written proficiency.
- Mathematical – Ability to perform basic arithmetic tasks – adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying.
- Physical demands: Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry heavy loads (typically up to 40 to 50 pounds).
- Work Environment: Must be highly comfortable standing for long periods in consistently cold climates of 35º or lower, wet, and odorous environments.
Qualifications
- A combination of the above will also be considered.
Skills
- Attention to detail.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Basic computer literacy.
Benefits
- Fortune Fish & Gourmet is an equal opportunity employer.
- Our Mission is to elevate meals and lives by uniting unmatched product quality and selection with responsible sourcing, faithful stewardship, and unparalleled commitment to our customers’ and team members’ success.
- Our Vision is a world in which we can all: Do good. Be great. Scale excellence.