Warehouse Associate – Cooler & Freezer (Second Shift)

About the Role

The Warehouse Associate is responsible for warehousing functions associated with receiving, storing, food inventory, order selecting, shipping, and quality control support. This position primarily works in the produce cooler, dairy cooler, and freezer.

Responsibilities

• Perform shipping and receiving processes including counting, sorting food goods, order selecting, loading, and unloading of product.
• Read and assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves, or relocate orders to a staging area.
• Sort and place materials or items on racks or shelves according to date received.
• Assist agencies picking up their orders by loading product into their vehicles using material handling equipment or manual loading.
• Operate manual and electric pallet jacks and forklift equipment to load and off-load freight/products up to 50+ pounds unassisted.
• Complete required checklist before operation of material handling equipment and ensure supervisor signs off after use.
• Maintain inventory accuracy in all transactions and product activity by following assigned procedures; assist in counting of physical inventory.
• Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
• Meet metrics for average time loading/unloading a truck.
• Tag all items within 4 hours of physically receiving product.
• Ensure cleanliness, orderliness, and safety of facility by following appropriate food safety and personnel safety policies and procedures.
• Detect and eliminate or minimize safety hazards in accordance with all applicable policies and procedures.
• Complete any necessary equipment trainings as mandated.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Three months of related warehouse experience and/or training.
• Shipping and/or receiving experience is a plus.
• Experience operating an electric pallet jack; reach forklift preferred.

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills as it relates to the job.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Able to manage time efficiently and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of warehouse safety regulations preferred.

Mental Demands

The person in this position needs to be able to read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to successfully operate gas and electric-powered forklift trucks, as well as manual pallet jacks and other warehouse support equipment, following completion of mandated training.

Environmental Factors

• Moderate to loud noise (e.g., medium to heavy traffic in the warehouse with forklifts and pallet jacks).
• Ability to work in constant cold/freezing temperatures.

Schedule

Work schedule is Monday - Friday 2:00pm – 10:30pm, with flexibility based on business demands and occasional weekend work.