Porter 2

Greenleaf Porter

GreenLeaf is proud to have been part of the sustainability food chain since our inception in 1975 when our founder, Jameson Patton delivered local and organic produce to San Francisco communes and restaurants out of a 1966 Dodge Windo van named Juliette.

Today, with over 2,000 discerning customers, GreenLeaf is in the unique position to be able to select and support hundreds of farms and suppliers committed to organic and regenerative farming, ethical ingredient sourcing, worker well-being, and growing local communities.

This position will be responsible for ensuring customer orders are filled accurately, in a timely manner, and always of the best quality. The employee will also be responsible for assigning work, training new hires and team, and learning to be lead.

What You'll Do:

• Attends daily shift meetings, follows daily exercise program, listens, and facilitates daily talks and gives suggestions whenever possible, ready to work with all proper personal equipment on (steel toe work shoes, facemask, hairnet..... etc.)
• Operates electric walkie or regular pallet jack in order to pick orders on a voice picking system. Responsible for taking care of the equipment and to report any accidents immediately.
• Order selects multiple customer orders on a voice picking system. Able to pick and stack product accurately and efficiently to meet company standards on a weekly basis.
• Processes shorts and substitutions throughout the night to assist the leads. Audit picked orders and informs the order selectors of their errors on the spot.
• Loads the orders on time and in the correct route and stop sequence so the drivers dispatch out on time.
• Train new hires on the voice picking system along with training them on the electric pallet jack required for the job they are performing.
• Follows the BRC program.
• Assigns work to other team members
• Take management classes
• Other duties and training as assigned or needed.

About You:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Effective communication skills
• Team oriented
• Self - motivated
• Attention to detail
• Effective organizational skills
• Effective time management
• Communicates well with other team members and departments.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Must be able to speak Spanish and English.

High School Diploma or GED preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions. Ability to deal with problems and effectively present information to a small group.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate basic figures and amounts.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY/TOOLS: Electric forklift, dolly, electric walkie pallet jack and electric ride-a-long pallet jack.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Stand and walk alternatively depending on specific needs of day. Estimate 90% of time is spent on feet and 10% sitting (break time).

Have regular need to perform the following physical activities: bend/stoop/squat, climb stairs, push, or pull, reach above shoulders.

Have regular need to perform standing and walking activities.

Lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds regularly. Lifting/carrying less than 30 pounds frequently.

Vision requirements: Frequent need to see small detail. Frequent need to see things clearly beyond arm's reach.

Hearing requirements: constant need to communicate in person.

Must be able to speak English and Spanish

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: None.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.