Warehouse Operator - Day Shift

About the role

A people-focused company that cares: We’re a 90-year-old company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup and a focused eye on the future. As a midsized, privately-held company with a portfolio of beloved food and beverage brands, our people are the most important ingredient in our success.

A valued and supported workforce: We place tremendous value in our employees and provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to ensure our employees can create the best life for themselves.

An engaged and energized culture: At The Krusteaz Company, collaboration and ingenuity drive our fierce commitment to creating extraordinary product experiences that people love.

A place to grow and make a difference: An entrepreneurial spirit has been at the core of our company since the beginning, attracting self-starters who are curious and love to learn and to share ideas.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently manage the receipt, internal movement (including warehouse organization and good housekeeping), and shipment of materials and machinery to satisfy internal and external customer needs.
• Perform daily visual inspection of forklift and document results continuously.
• Work in a bar code environment using laser scanners, tracking devices, and label printers, continuously.
• Rotate stock on a FIFO basis through the use of specific computer systems, continuously.
• Perform daily safety inspections of trucks, materials, and equipment to conform with regulatory compliance standards.
• Confirm material receipts through the use of computer systems.
• Transport materials in the safest and most efficient manner using both stand-up and sit-down electric forklifts.
• Support and supply finished goods, raw materials, and packaging to the Kent manufacturing plant.
• Perform case pick, layer pick, pallet pick, staging, loading, receiving, and effective warehousing of all materials.
• Track materials to efficiently supply internal and external customers using specific computer systems.
• Confirm all shipments through the use of specific computer systems.
• Print PO receipts, picklists, bills of lading, and verify accuracy of documents concerning material movement.
• Cycle count inventory in warehouse zones using the equipment and systems provided.
• Perform housekeeping tasks such as dusting, sweeping, mopping, scraping, scrubbing, and painting.
• Provide internal and external customers with quality products and information to Systems and Admin Staff.
• Identify, confront, address, and resolve problems using root cause process analysis.
• Follow GMPs and all safety rules and guidelines at all times.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Average to good computer skills.
• Quality-minded.
• Ability to be flexible to work any shift and overtime.
• Ability to hear forklift horns and other signals.
• Ability to work in a team environment of continuous improvement.
• Ability to quickly comprehend clear expectations, guidelines, policies, and functions, continuously.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with little or no supervision and complete all tasks, continuously.
• Ability to read, write, and ensure the accuracy of various mathematical functions, continuously.
• Ability to work in a safe manner, following Standard Operating Procedures, continuously.
• Ability to abide by Good Manufacturing Practices and housekeeping guidelines, continuously.
• Ability to meet attendance expectations, continuously.
• Ability to lift and carry short distances and transfer up to 50 lbs on a frequent basis.
• Ability to frequently twist and turn while driving forklifts forward and backward; frequently climb on and off of forklifts.
• Ability to frequently stoop, bend, or squat to reach below 56” shelf or lift up to 60” high.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently on concrete floors.

Education and Experience

• High school graduate.
• Experience driving a forklift.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Lift heavy objects, exert energy, and bend, twist, and squat.
• Stand and walk on concrete while wearing steel-toed shoes, uniforms, hair nets, bump caps, gloves, and safety glasses.
• Operate a forklift, requiring frequent stepping up into and down from the machine.
• Use company-provided hearing protection in stated areas.
• Work in an indoor production environment with high levels of food dust and limited climate control.
• Enter confined spaces and work at above-floor heights.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee-only coverage starting at $60–$95/month on the PPO Plan or $30–$45/month on the HDHP).
• 401(k) matching.
• Three weeks of paid time off.
• Ten paid holidays and one paid personal holiday.
• Company-provided life insurance and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending account and healthcare savings account.
• Voluntary accident insurance and voluntary critical illness insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• For Washington State residents: accrual of paid sick time at one hour per 40 hours worked under Washington Paid Sick Leave, tracked as a subset of paid time off.

Pay

$25.19 per hour. Compensation is based on required experience, education, certification, and training. All positions are eligible for additional incentives based on business performance.

Schedule

Eight-hour day shift, Monday through Friday, scheduled 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM.