1st Shift Shipping Associate/Primer Turno Asociado de envío

Are you a motivated, experienced shipping associate looking for a day-shift job with a dynamic team and plenty of opportunities to earn additional money through overtime hours and continued professional development? Villari Foods is currently seeking hard-working, disciplined individuals with previous forklift training to join our day-shift team. While the physical work environment is cold (our warehouse is kept at freezer temperatures for the preservation of the meat), our Shipping Department provides a warm opportunity for continuous development, cross-training, and promotion from within the company. Primary job duties of our Shipping Associates include shipping and receiving, checking products, and inventory control. Job duties: Pull and prepare products for shipment. Pick orders, compare lot numbers, build pallets, unload and load trailers and verify proper stacking and freight on pallets. Tape or stretch-wrap pallet as required to ensure product stability. Count product, compare counts to drivers’ manifest, and check shipments for damage, infestation, and production code dates. Verify receipt of the product at the appropriate temperature. Move product using a forklift, pallet jack, or other power equipment. Stack and store the product in appropriate areas. Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials. Pallet heights can reach up to 7 feet. Identify and recover any received or shipping damage. Assist in physical inventories with the use of scanners. Ensure proper stock rotation by following lot number identification. Maintain the facilities, equipment, and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. Inspect and verify equipment is in operating order each day before shift begins. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner. To qualify for this job you must have: High School Diploma or GED Previous forklift and warehouse training Experience with stand-up lifts and riding pallets jacks Availability to work third shift, 8:00pm to 4:00am, Sunday through Friday nights, with potential for overtime Flexibility with work hours, in general Have strong attention to detail Have good arithmetic (adding, subtracting, and multiplication) and English language reading skills Understand and follow verbal and written instruction Punctual with great attendance Ability to satisfy physical requirements (see below) We’d also love it if you have: Ability to operate a yard truck What Villari Foods offers you: Competitive compensation Opportunity to earn overtime hours Medical 401K Paid Vacation Days and Holidays Employee Discounts on Villari Meat Products Opportunities for employee recognition Opportunities for promotion from within; more than 80% of our leaders started in an entry-level position at Villari Foods Group! Employment with a great team and a highly experienced supervisor How Villari Foods is different: As a family-owned and operated business, we’re more connected with our team members and truly consider each employee a member of the Villari family. We’re a people-focused culture. Team members are not only known but also cared for by peers, leaders, and owners. You aren’t just a number. The experience each employee has working at Villari is important to us. That’s why we strive for a better quality of work-life with a slower pace that avoids eventual burnout. Physical requirements and work environment: The work environment will include cold temperatures between 50 to 10 (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals Villari does provide cold-weather gear! The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally up to 100 pounds Able to drive a registered motor vehicle to satisfy daily requirements Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus Able to speak and hear for safety and productivity Use scanners, tablets, radios, phones, and other warehouse machinery Frequently required to stand, use hands and/or fingers to grasp, handle, feel, reach and pull Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl More about Villari Foods: Founded in 1925 by Sam Villari, Villari Foods is still a family-owned business with a rich history. As a teenager, Sam came to America from Italy, instilled with the value his native culture placed on pure, good food as an integral part of the family and social life. Today, at Villari Foods, we combine our unwavering commitment to Old World quality with our capacity to keep pace with evolving customer demands – and exceed expectations for great taste, good health, variety, value, convenience, and creativity in the kitchen. With the fourth Villari generation now entering the business, our family remains dedicated to ensuring an exceptional experience for all who enjoy our products. We offer a wide variety of quality pork and other meat products for retail, food service, and export markets. We understand and are responding to consumer preferences for meat products that are locally sourced, humanely raised, antibiotic/hormone/steroid-free, and organic. And we’re well known for our smoked products. As part of Villari Foods, we also have our own livestock and trucking operations, which allows for greater quality control and extraordinary customer service, including superior delivery options. We partner with local farms and are committed to environmental sustainability. EEO Statement: Villari Food Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Villari Foods