Warehouse Loader- 1st Shift

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $20.25/Hr. - $20.25/Hr.
• Shift Days: SU-TH, Shift Time: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Benefits after 30 days
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Warehouse Loaderorganizes the loading dock and loads customer orders accurately per route sequence and dispatch time.

Essential Functions

• Operate powered industrial truck equipped with lifting device such as forklift or hand jack to manipulate product.
• Take inventory of materials on loading dock, and ensure that all product is accurately staged, properly stacked, and appropriately shrink-wrapped.
• Determine appropriate loading configuration, taking into account stop order, product mix, and routing, to ensure maximum cube utilization.
• Load product into truck on pallets or by hand stacking or a combination thereof.
• Ensure the method of loading prohibits damage in transit.
• Check for frozen perishable product on cooler dock and merge with correct order.
• Ensure all non-food items are also loaded, i.e. pallet jacks, display racks, mail.
• Other duties and special projects as requested.
• Must maintain good attendance.
• Maintain safe work practices.
• Maintain safeguards of confidential company information.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• A minimum of two (2) years experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Previous experience operating powered industrial equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jacks, stock pickers, etc.)

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

• OSHA Forklift Certification strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate well with internal customers and management.
• Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed.
• Ability to efficiently work independent of direct supervision.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to carry, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. The associate is required to sit. The associate is frequently required to stand, walk, and climb. While performing the duties of this position, the associate is subject to a warehouse environment where temperatures can vary from very cool to very warm. The associate is also exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise levels in the work environment are typically low to moderate.

Equal Employer Opportunity Statement

KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.

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