Shipping Dock/Cooler Attendant- Day Shift

About the role

Foster Farms is dedicated to creating great food and enhancing moments for our customers. Our vision is to become the leading and most respected food company, supporting and nourishing the lives of those we serve. Success is measured by our commitment to protecting and caring for our team, consumers, animals, and environment, while ensuring operational excellence and value.

Job Duties

• Accurately identify, stage, and load product.
• Stack all pallets properly by order number and product code.
• Label all pallets with Master Order Number.
• Verify price, pull dates, and number of cases to the pick sheet.
• Take completed pallets to the correct manifest operator or stage area.
• Wrap and load pallets completed by manifest operator.
• Check stage area for completed pallets, ensuring all cases are labeled and have barcodes that can be scanned.
• Maintain and improve quality and food safety to ensure compliance with Company quality standards and USDA regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Report regularly and on time to work as well as work all required hours, including overtime and weekends as scheduled.
• Understand and follow established rules and procedures, accepting constructive feedback.
• Work safely and set a good example of working safely.
• Follow established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and all Food Safety procedures.
• Must be self-motivated and capable of working in a cold environment.
• Must be able to obtain forklift, pallet jack, and yard goat certifications.
• Must be able to learn and utilize EMW system for shipping and warehouse management.
• Must be able to lift boxes weighing between 50 to 80 pounds repeatedly.
• Must be willing and able to work various shifts, overtime, and non-standard work hours.
• Must be able to stand on concrete floor, grating, or metal stand for prolonged periods.
• Must have a demonstrated history of dependability, especially regarding safety and attendance.
• Must be willing to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Pay and Schedule

Pay rates start at $21.95 per hour with shift premiums of $0.50 for hours worked 4pm-midnight and $1.00 for hours worked midnight-8am. A longevity premium of $0.25 is added after one year of service. An attendance premium of $0.25 is also provided.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance for Team Members and their eligible dependents.
• Voluntary benefits such as Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Group Accident Coverage, Group Critical Illness Coverage, Individual Short-Term Disability Insurance, and Whole Life Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care FSA and Dependent Daycare FSA).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• College tuition reimbursement.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a Company contribution of up to 4%.
• Vacation, sick, holiday, funeral, and jury duty pay.