Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Worker / Warehouse Associate

Jersey City, NJ

Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour

Position Type: Full-Time / Hourly

Language Requirement: Bilingual English/Spanish

Position Summary: IWS is seeking a dependable and hardworking Warehouse Worker / Warehouse Associate to support daily seafood warehouse and distribution operations. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a refrigerated environment, handling seafood products, preparing orders, maintaining a clean and organized work area, and working as part of a fast-paced team. Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills are required.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pick, pack, label, and prepare seafood products and customer orders for shipment or delivery.
• Receive, inspect, organize, and properly store incoming seafood and related products.
• Assist with inventory organization and maintaining accurate product placement.
• Re-ice, package, and prepare seafood products while maintaining proper product temperature.
• Load and unload products and assist with preparing orders for delivery.
• Assist drivers and other warehouse personnel with delivery preparation and related tasks.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized warehouse, processing area, and shipping area.
• Follow all food-handling, sanitation, safety, and company procedures.
• Work efficiently in a refrigerated/cold warehouse environment.
• Perform additional warehouse and production duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish – preferred.
• Previous warehouse, seafood, food distribution, or food-handling experience is preferred but not required.
• Reliable, punctual, and dependable with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and communicate effectively with coworkers and supervisors.
• Must be comfortable working in refrigerated/cold environments.
• Ability to stand, bend, reach, and perform repetitive physical tasks throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift and move products and materials as required for warehouse operations.

Physical & Work Environment:

• Refrigerated/cold warehouse and seafood-handling environment.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying.
• Employees may be required to handle wet products and work around ice and refrigerated storage areas.
• Proper PPE and compliance with food-safety and workplace-safety procedures are required.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is dependable, hardworking, physically capable, and comfortable working with seafood products in a refrigerated environment. A positive attitude, strong attendance, teamwork, and the ability to communicate in both English and Spanish are important for success in this position.