Performs tasks essential to retail warehouse operations.  Coordinates inbound/outbound deliveries, packs and loads product using a forklift, cleans and organizes storage areas, assists with cycle counts, and maintains a safe, clean work area.

Essential Functions

• Performs regular warehouse duties, including product storage, product staging and bagging
• Drives a forklift to transport inbound products for storage and outbound products for delivery
• Organizes products in accordance with local procedures
• Follows logical sequence of loading and unloading trucks and/or rail cars and hand palletizing finished product
• Maintains a quality and professional image with customers and is responsive to their needs
• Pulls orders in accordance with purchase order requests
• Loads/unloads pallets (e.g., pulling and placing bags on pallets, operating bag machinery)
• Cleans warehouse and site to ensure a welcoming environment, as well as safe, sanitary working conditions
• Ensures equipment is in good, working condition; reports any discrepancies to site leadership; follows all safety regulations and guidelines
• Assists other plant/warehouse workers in various physical duties necessary in running an agricultural location
• Note: Laborer, Fertilizer Plant will work primarily on the fertilizer bagging line, including associated cleaning duties

Supervisor Responsibilities

• No supervisor responsibilities

Required Qualifications

• Entry level position; some related experience and/or training preferred

• High School graduate or GED; may be offset by experience
• Experience working in a warehouse environment (e.g., product storage, product staging, etc.) preferred
• Experience driving a forklift (e.g., performing basic operations such as driving forwards, driving backwards, lifting, and lowering boom, maneuvering in tight areas without damaging products, etc.) preferred
• Experience working with racking systems and loading/unloading pallets (e.g., pulling and placing pallets on/off vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically, etc.)
• Valid driver’s license preferred; must be able to meet a Motor Vehicle Review in accordance with Company policy

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Self-reliant and able to accurately work under limited supervision
• Ability to ensure a safe working environment while performing assigned tasks
• Customer focused and able to work in a collaborative team 
• Ability to be flexible in work performed and schedule
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, follow verbal and written instructions, and possess basic mathematical skills (preferred)
• Trained or be able to operate lift truck if required
• Self-motivated and able to perform cleanup around the work area
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with team members and customers
• Applicants must also be able to demonstrate the following competencies: acts with integrity in products, processes, and relationships; delivers results efficiently & effectively; embraces role as an individual contributor to the warehouse team

Work Environment 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a warehouse or outdoor agricultural setting.  Employee will regularly encounter extreme temperatures, adverse weather, dust, loud noises, and a hazardous agricultural and/or industrial environment that requires regular use of PPE.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to s