Warehouse Associate

General Warehouse Associate

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The General Warehouse associates will perform product selection, receiving and palletizing while adhering to USDA Safety and Sanitation Regulations and customer specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Pick and pack orders per customer specification.
• Scan product as directed to capture required data.
• Sort, organize, repack, palletize, track, weight and break down various products to assist production as needed.
• Ship and receive product utilizing assigned material handling equipment.
• Perform various facility sanitation duties as required.
• Complete miscellaneous other duties as assigned by management.

Relationships

The incumbent is required to interact with employees, customers, and vendors at all levels of responsibility throughout the company in a professional manner.

Qualifications

Must be able to work continually in a refrigerated environment 35F- 45F or in the warehouse where temperatures could get up to 95F. Must be able to work for periods of time in a freezer environment -10F to +10F with company provided apparel. Finish time is when work is completed and could require overtime with or without notice.

Education/Training: High School graduate or GED preferred. Basic Reading, Writing and Math skills.

Related Experience/Requirements: Minimum 6 months warehouse experience preferred, preferably in a food environment. Able to work overtime as needed. Must be able to operate and walk behind electric pallet jack and sit down or stand-up forklifts. Ability to lift 10-100 lbs. frequently.

Work Environment

The work environment is cool, wet and refrigerated with temperatures ranging from 35F- 45F degrees Fahrenheit in the coolers; 10F to +10F degrees Fahrenheit in the freezers or could get up to 95F degrees Fahrenheit in the warehouse.

Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform the following physical activities for described length of time:

• Occasionally: Stand continuously
• Frequently: Walk continuously
• Frequently: Drive
• Occasionally: Sit
• Continuously: Lift 1-10 lbs (Sedentary)
• Continuously: Lift 11-20 lbs (Light)
• Frequently: Lift 21-50 lbs (Medium)
• Frequently: Lift 51-100 lbs (Heavy)
• Occasionally: Lift Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy)
• Continuously: Carry 1-10 lbs (Sedentary)
• Continuously: Carry 11-20 lbs (Light)
• Continuously: Carry 21-50 lbs (Medium)
• Frequently: Carry 51-100 lbs (Heavy)
• Occasionally: Carry Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy)
• Frequently: Push/Pull
• Frequently: Climb/Balance
• Frequently: Stoop/Squat
• Frequently: Kneel
• Frequently: Bend
• Frequently: Reach Above Shoulder
• Frequently: Twist
• Continuously: Grasp Objects
• Frequently: Manipulate Objects
• Frequently: Manual Dexterity

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $18.00-$18.50/hour. This role may also receive overtime compensation. Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.

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