Warehouse Associate
Restaurant Technologies · Hazelwood, MO · 1 wk ago
Manufacturing$21/hrFull-time
About the role
Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of highly innovative and value-enhancing bulk cooking oil management services to the food service industry. The Warehouse Operations Associate is a key member of our depot team, overseeing shipping, receiving, and inventory management, as well as hands-on fleet upkeep—including preventative maintenance, cleaning, loading, and regular calibration. This role is also essential for maintaining food safety and regulatory compliance through rigorous cleaning and maintenance, while actively supporting workplace safety initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the shipping of materials to customers, prepare corporate returns and support the weekly receiving of cooking oil tanker trucks.
- Oversee the safe receiving of cooking oil tankers; verify load specifications against COAs and execute secure connection and removal of tankers in accordance with environmental and safety containment protocols.
- Maintain warehouse organization: accurate receiving and reconciliation of orders and inventory; partner with leadership to process corporate repair bins and returns.
- Inspect oil samples for contaminants and conduct warehouse inspections to ensure no hazards or deficiencies.
- Operate a forklift to safely move, load, unload, and stack materials within the warehouse, ensuring efficiency and adherence to all safety protocols.
- Load fleet vehicles with cooking oil for daily delivery routes.
- Maintain fleet by following weekly SSOPs (sanitation standard operating procedures), which includes cleaning filters, repair and replacement of hoses, and ensuring truck cleanliness.
- Conduct regular verification checks on delivery truck flow meters to ensure accuracy and compliance with safety, legal, and quality standards; perform truck calibrations.
- Perform repairs and replacements of pumps and hoses on fleet trucks; manage and handle swappable oil tanks, including lifting and installing tanks as required.
- If you have a valid CDL, you may be asked to move DOT‑regulated trucks within the depot or transport them as needed and conduct routine safety inspections to ensure all units are road‑ready and compliant. If you do not have a CDL, you may be asked to move/transport smaller vans and trucks as needed.
- Execute daily SSOPs to ensure the depot environment maintains sanitary conditions required for food safety standards; complete related food safety documentation and report any deficiencies.
- Maintain rigorous depot cleanliness standards through scheduled sanitation of warehouse floors and common areas, while documenting all corrective actions in regulatory logs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
- Must be 21 years of age.
- 2+ years of warehouse‑related job experience.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Current DOT medical card or willingness to obtain one (Restaurant Technologies will assist).
- This position requires the operation of a DOT‑regulated vehicle; candidates will