Salvage Associate

About the Role

ADUSA Distribution is the distribution company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing distribution services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. The facility handles a mix of product types, including fresh, frozen, grocery, and health and beauty care items, supporting the evolution to an integrated self-distribution model for leading omnichannel grocery brands.

Responsibilities

• Unload all salvage trailers returning from retail stores
• Separate milk crates, milk pallets, cardboard bales, banana boxes, cigarette totes, store returns, store transfers, bread trays, and plastic bales
• Separate plastic clean, dirty, and/or empty pallets
• Sweep out and prepare fleet trailers for shipping departments
• Load salvage trailers with milk crates for pick up from dairy
• Load reclaim product to be shipped to reclaim center
• Wash the interior of trailers
• Separate, sort, and load bad pallets
• Load plastic trailers, cardboard trailers, and vendor pallets (CHEP/PECO)
• Key completed trailers into Yard Management System (where applicable)
• Maintain communication with the switcher to ensure accurate and timely trailer moves
• Follow proper sanitation practices; keep work area clean and free of debris
• Make recommendations for modifications to procedures or processes to maximize efficiency, productivity, and reduce costs
• Ensure compliance with Delhaize America standards in accuracy, safety, and productivity

Requirements

• Excellent customer service and verbal/written communication skills
• Able to meet production standards set by the company
• Able to read and understand written and numeric product identifiers
• Able to use a personal computer for data entry and research purposes
• Able to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements

• Able to reach, stoop, bend, and lift up to 60 lbs
• Able to stand for long periods of time
• Able to work in a warehouse environment with varying conditions (e.g., cool temperatures, concrete floors, powered industrial trucks)

Preferred Qualifications

• High school education
• Certified on powered industrial equipment where applicable
• Familiarity/experience in a distribution environment
• Highly motivated self-starter and team player with strong attention to detail