Truck Loader

About the role

Hardie’s Fresh Foods has been delivering the freshest produce and finest specialty ingredients to Texas kitchens for over 80 years. Family-owned and Texas-proud, Hardie’s started with a single truck and a passion for quality. Today, we’re a trusted partner to chefs, restaurants, and foodservice professionals across the Lone Star State—supplying everything from peak-season fruits and vegetables to artisan cheeses, premium olive oils, chocolates, and center-of-the-plate proteins like meats and seafood. With deep relationships across local farms and global producers, we stay ahead of culinary trends while staying true to what matters: dependable service, outstanding quality, and helping chefs create memorable menus.

The Truck Loader performs all nightly operations of the loading department.

Responsibilities

• Performs nighttime warehouse operations
• Performs all loading crew duties, ensuring adherence to company policies, procedures, goals and deadlines
• Models company policies and procedures
• Ensures all trucks are loaded according to procedures and deadlines
• Responsible for the cleanliness and organization of the warehouse
• Works with Quality Assurance Team to ensure specific Good Manufacturing Practices are being followed
• Adheres to all company food safety policies, procedures and trainings

Requirements

Experience & Education:

• 1+ year experience in warehouse environment
• Food industry experience preferred
• High school diploma / G.E.D., or equivalent experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Must be able to work in tight and/or dim places and be comfortable with heights
• Regularly lift and/or move objects up to 30 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Benefits

• Paid Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan