Full-Time Warehouse Person (Loader)-Day Shift

Position Summary First Shift - 7am-3:30pm - Must be able to work 10-12 hour shifts when needed for overtime $23/hour. We provide comprehensive training to ensure your success. Join us and contribute to the production of nutritious products that are distributed across North America, going beyond our customer expectations, and helping to nourish communities.

Key Responsibilities Key areas of responsibilities are working with the production supervisor in achieving the pack schedule timeline, maximizing pack rates, minimize downtime, product in specification, shipping correct products, complete documentation, and work as a team with other production employees. This position is the first step in learning to operate all the packing equipment independently. This position plays a vital role in helping the local team establish Stockton as the preferred flour supplier in Northern California. This position is key in promoting safety, quality, efficiencies, customer satisfaction, and helping achieve the company’s budgeted goals and objectives.

Position Qualifications Minimum High School Graduate or GED and experience in shipping, receiving, packaging, transportation, and warehousing.

Two + years experience in a manufacturing operations environment

Forklift experience preferred. Must be able to maintain industrial lift truck certification.

Working knowledge in computers, problem solving, people skills, communication skills

Good writing skills, works well under pressure and deadlines

Willing to work flexible hours

Recognizes Good Manufacturing Practices and follows company policy.

Warehouse Responsibilities Load van trailers and complete all required shipping paperwork

Receive all incoming supplies, packaging materials, and other ancillary items and complete proper paperwork.

Maintain the cleanliness of all warehouse and receiving facilities.

Achieve established packing capacities and improve upon packing rate efficiencies.

Minimize packing downtime and changeovers

Learn the complete operation of the pack lines.

Weight calibration and programming of pack heads.

Complete operation of the heat sealers, labelers, palletizer programming, and check weigher.

Work and communicate with other production employees.

Relieve packers and loaders as needed.

Implement and attain daily Packing Schedule provided by scheduler.

Responsible for On-Time Pack and Delivery to Customers

Assure proper loading and sealing of delivery vehicles.

Increase knowledge of the all equipment to eventually be able to run the line without help.

Maintain and enforce food safety standards with drivers, customers, and visitors.

Assure Product Quality and Service (Zero Defects Objective)

Assure proper code dates, labeling, correct packaging, documentation, etc.

Advise supervisors of all equipment problems or changes immediately upon notice of change. Learn to minimize change over downtime by prestaging bags, notifying loaders of next flour needed in the pack bins, and making necessary changes on printer. Recommend, implement and communicate effect of all changes adopted to help impact location profitability and efficiencies with the packing system. Work as a high performance cross-functional team with other warehouse and mill location employees. Daily feed-in of overweight, under weight, or broken bags to maintain a zero feed-in inventory. Communicate employee self-development objectives to immediate supervisor. Minimize customer complaints and problem shipments due to service or flour quality during the loading and packing process. Goal is zero customer complaints. Implement established employee safety policies, procedures and programs. Participate in Toolbox meetings, Monthly Safety Training and audits. Complete daily loading and OEE reports and logs immediately when done. Verify all shipments by referencing the register, customers order number. Getting driver and customer signatures on Van Trailer Inspection Forms & Seal report. Perform truck inspection report, forklift inspection report. Perform product and bag inventory as requested. Report any bag inventory problems. Implement Sanitation Policy and Procedures for the warehouse area. All employees are required to keep the warehouse in a clean and sanitary condition. Monitor bag weight throughout the production run and document. Communicate and Provide Requested Information and problems to Supervisor, Maintenance, Scheduling and Transportation in a timely manner.

Employment Type: Full time

Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - OIP, 5% Annual.

Benefits Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Health and Dependent Savings Accounts

Life and Disability Programs

Retirement Savings with Company Match

Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

Shift Differential The Company provides a shift differential to eligible employees who are assigned to and work shifts outside of standard business hours. Shift differential is paid in addition to the employee's regular base hourly rate and is included in the calculation of the regular rate for overtime purposes.Role Designation This position is based at an Ardent Mills production facility and requires regular on-site presence to perform the essential functions of the role. Work schedules may vary based on business and operational needs and could include shift work, overtime, weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities where applicable.

We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not.

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