Utility Day shift

About the Role

As a Utility team member, you will fill in for any position in the warehouse, including Clerk, Forklift Operator, Selector, Backhauler, and Porter. This role operates in a grocery warehouse environment with temperatures ranging from 50°F to 90°F.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy of work and adherence to production and safety standards.
• Utilize pick sheets or technology (e.g., voice, scanner) to select product.
• Operate double walkie-rider or pallet jack to remove cases of product from storage racks, place them on pallets, and apply selection labels.
• Move pallets using an electric pallet jack or walkie-rider until full or order is complete, then transport to the shipping dock for delivery.
• Use proper wrapping techniques to ensure product safety and prevent damage; report any discrepancies in case quantity or description.
• Write store numbers on pallets (not required in all cases).
• Use a battery hoist and change batteries as necessary.
• Maintain a clean work area and complete equipment inspection forms.
• Perform duties of a Warehouse Clerk.
• Perform duties of a Forklift Operator, including:
  • Maneuvering a Stand-Up Forklift to put away or retrieve up to twenty pallets per hour into warehouse racks up to 46 feet high.
  • Manually lifting pallets into place.
  • Manually stocking or picking cases of product into warehouse racks.
  • Recording daily actions using a Radio Frequency Computer Terminal.
• Perform duties of a Selector, including:
  • Selecting full-case grocery, perishable, or frozen items.
  • Fitting items on a pallet, plastic wrapping them, and loading them onto a trailer.
• Perform duties of a Backhauler, including:
  • Operating an electric pallet jack or clamp machine to transport pallets off inbound trucks.
  • Compiling un-palletized products onto pallets.
• Perform duties of a Porter, including:
  • Cleaning and maintaining warehouse aisles and product slots.
  • Removing product from slots using a pallet jack, cleaning slots with supplies and an electric scrubber, and replacing product.
  • Cleaning warehouse offices, employee break areas, and restrooms.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Ability to operate a pallet jack and other required materials handling equipment (MHE).
• Ability to operate a battery hoist.
• Commitment to working safely and maintaining satisfactory attendance.
• Ability to produce quality work and meet required productivity expectations.

Skills

• Specialized Knowledge:
  • Operation of pallet jacks and other materials handling equipment (MHE).
  • Compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Physical Abilities:
  • Never: Crawling, sitting.
  • Occasionally: Climbing up to 4 feet (with fall protection training and equipment), smelling, balancing, kneeling, talking.
  • Frequently: Crouching, pushing and pulling up to 60 lbs.
  • Continuously: Handling, gripping, carrying, and lifting up to 60 lbs; feeling, pivoting, stooping, reaching (waist/overhead), standing, walking on carpet/tile/concrete, fingering, hearing, seeing, and repetitive movement using both hands and feet.

Benefits

• Weekly pay (paid on Wednesdays).
• Paid training provided.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Employee Health & Wellness program.
• Employee discounts and purchasing programs.
• $100 towards the purchase of safety shoes.
• Benefits available from day 1, including medical, dental, vision, and company-matched 401k.

Pay

Starting pay rate: $17.00 per hour.

Schedule

1st Shift: 9:00 AM until completed.

No travel is required for this role.