Freight Warehouse Associate

Freight Warehouse Associate

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie's was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus.

With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.

What we offer:

• An amazing company culture!
• Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
• ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
• Paid vacations, paid holidays.
• Sick Time!
• 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Unloading pallets of products and customer freight from the trucks.
• Place orders on pallets with special consideration given to maximizing product care, considering wet vs. dry and frozen goods while utilizing proper stacking to ensure safe transport and delivery to customers.
• Stage completed pallets in loading area.
• Load trucks as determined by delivery schedule.
• Operate power equipment required to execute the essential functions of the position.
• Complete necessary paperwork by recording amounts of items picked.
• Properly palletize and wrap orders for shipping.
• Maintain warehouse and equipment in clean and orderly condition.
• All employees are responsible for food safety and are expected to notify the appropriate manager, supervisor, or key personnel if they witness any compromise to food safety or food quality
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 months to 1 year of prior warehouse work experience preferred
• Must have basic math comprehension skills.
• Must be safety minded.
• Must be able to work scheduled shifts and overtime as needed.
• Must comply with Physical Demands of Order Selector- see second page.
• Ability to work on your own with a detailed list of tasks to accomplish during shift.
• Good communication skills

Tools and Equipment Used: Electric pallet jack (center rider type), fork lifts (both sit down and stand up), clip board and inventory sheets, slip resistant work boots.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a safety-sensitive position.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer