Warehouse Associate

Pay: $20/hr

Shift: 1st Shift and 2nd Shift Rotation.

 

Position Summary:

 The Clerk Shipping & Receiving is responsible for the flow and traffic of all inbound and outbound trailers.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews and maintains seal, driver, and move logs.
• Updates all whiteboards in the office with current information.
• Manages the on duty drivers and coordinates vehicle moves throughout the day.
• Requests empty reefers that are going to be needed throughout the day.
• Notifies Transportation department when trailers are out of service.
• Gathers yard checks throughout the day and reviews them for any potential issues (i.e. low fuel, wrong seals, etc.)
• Ensures the yard is free of congestion by managing a proper trailer flow.
• Monitor trailer temperatures and alerts utilizing current truck monitoring software.
• Maintains warehouse paperwork and files.
• Cross trains in all duties and responsibilities in the warehouse office functions.
• Suggests ways to control labor and supply costs as well as improve processes.
• Ensures that all work activities are performed with attention to the highest standards for quality, safety and compliance with all appropriate legal and food safety requirements and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ensures that all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are followed.
• Follows all company policies & procedures as well as the GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• Maintains a high level of safety awareness for an accident-free work place.
• Reports any unsafe or hazardous work conditions or safety-related issues to Management.
• Accomplishes all tasks as appropriately assigned or requested.

 

Education, Skills and Experience:

                Education:

• High School or GED required.

 

Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience with bar coding and automatic data collection preferred.
• Ability to work overtime, irregular hours or rotating shifts.
• Excellent organizational skills as well multi-tasking skills. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with basic office equipment.
• Must understand numbers and apply basic statistics.
• Ability to compute by adding, subtracting and averaging numbers.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, correlate, and present data.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills helpful.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of diverse individuals within the plant and corporate environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
• Ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment.

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Physical Demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

Work Environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  While performing the duties of this job in the plant, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts.  The e