Warehouse Associate

Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Blaine, Washington

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 32155

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn ( or Facebook ( for the latest news.

Location Description

The Blaine, Washington plant produces almond and cashew butter, with annual production of approximately 8 million pounds. The site supports a small team of manufacturing and support employees and plays an important role in supplying specialty nut butter products.

Blaine, Washington, acts as the final U.S. border town directly on the 49th parallel, nestled immediately between Vancouver, BC (35 miles north) and Bellingham, WA, while serving as the primary northern terminus of Interstate 5, about 110 miles north of Seattle. It is home to the famous Peace Arch State Park and two major border crossings.

Responsibilities

Warehouse Shipping Receiving & Material Handling - Dayshift

Job Summary

Responsibility working within the warehouse and production areas of the plant, handling materials through forklift operation, and aiding in the manufacturing of tree nut butters. Responsibility to transport materials by forklift within areas of the plant. Responsibility to consistently portray an attitude of health & safety and food safety and quality, as the number one goal of the company. Responsibility to support the importance of GMP & PPE requirements in all positions.

Shift Dayshift 8hours Monday To Friday

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment

• Responsible for ensuring proper machine start up and shut down at the beginning and end of shift

• Maintaining pre-shift forklift inspection checklist

• Responsible for bringing supplies to the production line

• Responsible for moving pallets to corresponding locations

• Responsible for loading, unloading, and moving product and materials by hand or using forklift

• Performing other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packaging, and unpacking

• Uses RF scanner proficiently

• Communicates verbal instructions to drivers, vendors, and suppliers

• Responsible for aiding in sanitation

• Responsible for updating reports in excel, creating and sending email communications

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Current Forklift (counterbalance) Certification required

• Minimum 1 year's experience required

• Experience working in a food manufacturing facility warehouse with GMP & PPE requirements an asset

• Good verbal and written communication skills with others such as drivers, vendors and colleagues

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) for data entry and communications

• Some ability to multi-task, stay organized and problem solve

• Some mathematical skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and be fluent in American weights and measurements.

• Good team skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting with all departments.

•Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules in English

•Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English

Physical Demands

• Able to lift-up to 50lbs

• Stand for long periods of time

• Ability to twist torso and sit for 6hours or more

The pay range for this position is $19.50 to $21.00 per hour.

Warehouse Shipping Receiving & Material Handling - Dayshift

Job Summary

Responsibility working within the warehouse and production areas of the plant, handling materials through forklift operation, and aiding in the manufacturing of tree nut butters. Responsibility to transport materials by forklift within areas of the plant. Responsibility to consistently portray an attitude of health & safety and food safety and quality, as the number one goal of the company. Responsibility to support the importance of GMP & PPE requirements in all positions.

Shift Dayshift 8hours Monday To Friday

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment

• Responsible for ensuring proper machine start up and shut down at the beginning and end of shift

• Maintaining pre-shift forklift inspection checklist

• Responsible for bringing supplies to the production line

• Responsible for moving pallets to corresponding locations

• Responsible for loading, unloading, and moving product and materials by hand or using forklift

• Performing other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packaging, and unpacking

• Uses RF scanner proficiently

• Communicates verbal instructions to drivers, vendors, and suppliers

• Responsible for aiding in sanitation

• Responsible for updating reports in excel, creating and sending email communications

Qualifications

• Current Forklift (counterbalance) Certification required

• Minimum 1 year's experience required

• Experience working in a food manufacturing facility warehouse with GMP & PPE requirements an asset

• Good verbal and written communication skills with others such as drivers, vendors and colleagues

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) for data entry and communications

• Some ability to multi-task, stay organized and problem solve

• Some mathematical skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and be fluent in American weights and measurements.

• Good team skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting with all departments.

•Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules in English

•Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English

Physical Demands

• Able to lift-up to 50lbs

• Stand for long periods of time

• Ability to twist torso and sit for 6hours or more

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)