Warehouse Support- Full time

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

To manage the flow of the warehouse by loading finished products, unloading ingredients, stocking ingredients and packaging for production and managing inventory activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Load box vans and curtain side trucks with a high degree of accuracy, ensuring trucks maintain legal weights

• Unload ingredients from box vans, curtain vans and flatbed trucks, inspecting all ingredients for food safety and quality.

• Inspect finished goods and ingredients for quality and food safety prior to loading/unloading

• Check in all ingredients, ensuring accuracy against the Bill of Lading

• Accurately complete all documentation

• Rotate all ingredients and finished goods as per first in, first out procedures

• Demonstrate friendliness towards customers and co-workers

• Fill customer orders as identified on the loading slips

• Control ingredient and packaging inventory and relay minimum stocking for production needs

• Safely operate forklift in all weather types

• Maintain clean and organized warehousing of ingredients, packaging and finished goods in multiple locations

• Stage and maintain adequate inventory of ingredients and packaging in the production area for production use

• Assist in production activities such as bagging, sowing, wrapping pallets, stacking bags and pulling of products for staging

• Interpreting production schedules and ensuring all ingredients and packaging are available for use

• Ensure adequate warehouse space for finished goods being produced daily

• Clean, sweep, and shovel debris from loading dock and warehouses as necessary to maintain a clean environment

• Conduct deliveries to customers as needed

• Perform daily inspections of all vehicles and forklifts on location

• Monitor and maintain pest control

• Uphold all cooperative policies

• Perform other tasks and duties as required by supervising manager

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos

• Ability to write simple correspondence

• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

OTHER SKILLS AND/OR ATTRIBUTES

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Excellent customer service skills

• Accuracy and attention to details

• Ability to become forklift certified

• High level of integrity

• Friendliness and cheerfulness towards customers and co-workers

• Ability to perform effectively in both individual and team environments

• Excellent prioritization and organizational abilities

• Ability to work in all weather elements

• Ability to continually lift and load heavy items

• Possess a strong sense of urgency

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!