Warehouse Associate

About the role

This position involves a variety of warehouse operations tasks to ensure materials and products are moved, stored, and distributed safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Read work orders, requisitions, customer specifications, and production instructions to determine items needing movement, gathering, or distribution.
• Load, unload, move, convey, and stage materials and products safely and efficiently to designated areas.
• Operate forklifts, clamp trucks, and other warehouse equipment in accordance with certification and safety standards.
• Dock, move, and set up trailers for customer deliveries.
• Sort and store materials on racks, shelves, bins, silos, or refrigerated rooms according to size, type, product code, FIFO, or storage requirements.
• Open bales, crates, and containers safely.
• Arrange stock parts in specified sequence for production or assembly.
• Fill work orders or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distribute items to production workers.
• Drive vehicle to transport stored items from warehouse to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment.
• Receive incoming supplies, raw materials, and finished goods into the warehouse.
• Verify shipments against purchase orders, invoices, bills of lading, and UPS/FedEx documentation to ensure accuracy.
• Oversee proper loading, unloading, handling, and documentation of shipments.
• Prepare and process packing lists, bills of lading, shipping paperwork, and parcels.
• Communicate with carriers, suppliers, and trucking companies regarding shipments and trailer availability.
• Inspect trailers for cleanliness, leaks, or damage prior to loading.
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Track, weigh, count, and record materials to ensure conformance with company standards.
• Perform daily raw material counts and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Participate in monthly and annual physical inventories.
• Monitor warehouse records and report discrepancies, damages, or shortages.
• Enter all warehouse movements, transfers, work orders, and inventory transactions into Oracle or other warehouse systems.
• Monitor and verify inbound and outbound materials for compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Ensure all product contact surfaces are restored to a sanitary condition after job completion.
• Correctly document food safety and quality data.
• Report product or process failures that may impact food safety to Quality, Maintenance, or Line Supervision immediately.
• Maintain forklifts and warehouse equipment; perform inspections and report maintenance needs.
• Keep warehouse, silo, and trucking area clean, organized, and free of debris.
• Order warehouse and operational supplies as needed.
• Assist production operations as directed by management.
• Perform special projects and additional related duties as assigned.
• Meet deadlines and demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Follow all company safety policies, Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements, and Employee Handbook rules.
• Adhere to cGMP, PPE, food safety, and quality assurance guidelines.
• Use required protective equipment and report damaged or missing safety devices.
• Report hazards, regulatory violations, or unsafe conditions to supervision.
• Participate in internal and external audits and inspections as required.
• Request supervisory guidance when procedures are not understood.