Salvage Associate (Fri-Mon, 5pm-3am)

Salvage Associate

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise "a helpful smile in every aisle" and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

General Function: Responsible for sorting, staging, and loading pallets, bread trays, and totes utilizing pallet jacks and forklifts for efficient material transport. Minimize waste by compacting and baling cardboard and plastic for recycling. Perform various utility and groundskeeping tasks and operate the tote washing machine.

Working Relationships: Accountable and Reports to (Job Title): President, Lomar Distribution Center; Compliance & Food Safety Manager, Lomar Distribution Center; Warehouse Supervisor(s), Lomar Distribution Center; Asst. Warehouse Supervisor(s), Lomar Distribution Center

Positions that Report to you (Job Title): None

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
• Adheres to company policies and departmental guidelines.
• Runs compactor and baler for all cardboard & plastic.
• Pallet, bread tray, tote maintenance (sort/load/unload and count/verification of pallet load counts).
• Removes trash from warehouse floor and fills in for office housekeeping as needed.
• Place empty totes in the tote washing machines.
• Remove cleaned totes from tote washer and stack on pallets.
• Operates powered industrial equipment, demonstrating caution and complies with safety rules and regulations in all aspects of the daily job requirements.
• Performs general utility and grounds maintenance as needed.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Attends departmental and company meetings.
• Assists with setup/teardown of large group meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Education/Experience Required to Perform Job: High School diploma or equivalent.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Promotes a safe work environment by use of all proper personal protective equipment.
• Must have the ability to solve practical problems with a variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
• Have the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies verbally or in writing.

Physical Requirements:

• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
• Must be able to physically perform heavy work: exerting up 50 pounds of force frequently up to 20 pounds constantly, and up to 10 pounds of force continually to move objects.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Equipment used to Perform Job: Scrubber, mop, sweeper, hand tools, power tools, vacuum, and industrial power truck and equipment.

Working Conditions: The duties for this position are normally conducted in a warehouse environment. There is continuous exposure to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, dangerous chemicals/solvents, and electrical shock.

Contacts: Has daily contact with warehouse personnel.

A pre-employment physical, drug test, lift test, and background check are required: Hy-Vee, Lomar Distribution Center, is a drug free workplace and therefore prohibits the use of alcohol, illegal drugs, or any controlled substance other than an authorized prescription drug on company property. Hy-Vee, Lomar Distribution Center, conducts post offer drug screens as part of the employment process. EOE

Important Notice: The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, requirements, and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that the employee may be required to perform. Hy-Vee, Lomar Distribution Center reserves the right to revise the job description at any time to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.