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Transports material in the most productive, efficient, accurate, and safe manner with due concern for product quality and condition.

This position is available on third shift working Monday through Friday 3:30pm to 12:00am. Weekend and daily overtime as required.

Rate of pay: $22.41/hr plus $0.55/hr shift differential

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Operate material handling equipment safely and efficiently to minimize risk to personnel and damage to inventory and equipment.
• Use equipment to move materials within the plant.
• Replenish pick slots.
• Demonstrate safe work practices to prevent on-the-job injuries by following all company and OSHA safety regulations.
• Load finished product and custom orders onto trailers in the correct sequence and according to loading requirements, while ensuring an accurate piece count.
• Operate a wrapping machine to wrap finished orders.
• Adhere to lockout-tagout procedures.
• Place proper documentation on pallets.
• Read the truck schedule and follow instructions to determine which materials or trucks to be moved.
• Perform tasks as directed by the Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• Work as a member of the warehouse team by communicating information to coworkers on time to ensure efficient operation of the warehouse.
• Perform daily inspection checks on forklifts.
• Complete accurate inventory transactions promptly, to reflect material movement and inventory status.
• Operate dock plates and dock locks following company procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary conditions in the warehouse, daily.
• Identify problems with equipment, product quality, conveyor system, etc., and take corrective action.
• Use care when loading and stacking pallets on trailers to ensure that the product arrives at the customer damage-free.
• Use dunnage bags, load bars, and load straps, as needed.
• Complete HACCP outbound trailer inspection and report any deficiencies to the supervisor immediately.
• Turn completed paperwork in daily.
• Assist in the training of new Warehouse Workers and ongoing training of current employees, as requested.
• Assist in recouping damaged finished products and transport damaged products to recoup pallets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Skill in operating material moving equipment safely and conscientiously.
• Performs basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide). 
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work as a productive member of a team.
• Ability to work at a rapid pace for continuous periods.
• Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to deal effectively with persons representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
• Communicates effectively with plant personnel courteously and cooperatively.
• Demonstrates efficient material handling skills regularly.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment toward completing work tasks efficiently and safely. 
• Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention to detail.  
• Responds appropriately to supervision.
• Aligns behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of the department and company.
• Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
• Actively participates in resolving issues or problems related to warehouse operations.
• Demonstrates a commitment to high-quality standards of workmanship.
• Must become familiar with plant layout for efficient material movement.
• Possess a high school diploma or GED.
• Must learn how to operate the Warehouse Management System
• Candidate must complete a Qualification Checklist
• Onsite training specific to job responsibilities.
• Must possess or obtain forklift certification.

Protective Clothing and Devices:

Many of the job duties of this position require you to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), if so, when and how to use this equipment will be explained to you at the time of hire. 

To determine the ability to perform job functions where the use of a respirator is required, employees will be given a physical examination before performing this type of work. 

SQF

Responsible for reporting any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Responsible for following cGMP’s

Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping

Ensure trailers are lean and in good repair for food transportation

Follow all appropriate cleaning procedures

Ensure pallets are clean and in good repair

Work Environment:

This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, works around motorized vehicles and may be exposed to varying temperatures.

Must be able to lift up to 50lbs

May be required to work at heights up to 30ft off the ground

Majority of time spent operating a motorized vehicle

Physical Requirements:

Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines

Vision: Continuously

Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment.

Standing: Frequently to Continuously

Walking:  Occasionally to Frequently

Forward bend in standing: Occasionally 

Rotation in standing: Occasionally

Elevated work: Rarely up to 1-2 mins

Floor to waist lift:  Occasionally up to 35 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs

Waist to crown lift:  Rarely up to 35 lbs

Horizontal lift: Occasionally up to 50 lbs

Front carry:  Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet

One hand carry:  Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet

Push: Occasionally up to 80 lbs

Pull:  Occasionally up to 80 lbs

Left hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Right hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Pinch Grip: Occasionally to Frequently

Right and Left hand coordination:  continuous with average eye/hand coordination

Stair Climbing: Occasionally: Up to 100 stairs/day

Climbing: Occasionally

Squatting: Occasionally

Kneeling:  Rarely

Stooping:  Occasionally

Reaching:  Frequently

Crawling: Rarely

Crouching: Occasionally

Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting.

Moderate Work: Force from 20-30 lbs occasionally to frequently and up to 40-50 lbs rarely to occasionally.

Maximum Physical Demands:

Task:

Maximum Demand:

Floor to waist Lift

Occasionally up to 35 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs

Waist to Crown Lift

Rarely up to 35 lbs

Front carry

Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet

One hand carry

Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet

Right hand grip

Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Left hand grip

Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Pushing and Pulling 

Occasionally  up to 80 lbs

Stair Climbing

Occasionally: Up to 100 stairs/day

Standing tolerance

Frequently to Continuously

Walking

Occasionally to Frequently

Right & left hand coordination

Continuously with average eye/hand coordination

Kneeling

Rarely

Squatting

Occasionally

Pinch Grip

Occasionally to Frequently

Forward bend in standing

Occasionally

Rotation in Standing

Occasionally

Repetitive Motions

Frequently to Continuously with wrists, hands, fingers: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting, operating fork lift controls.

Reaching

Frequently

Crawling

Rarely

Crouching

Occasionally

Horizontal Lift

Occasionally up to 50 lbs

Elevated Work

Rarely up to 1-2 mins

Functional Job Analysis

Rarely               1-5% of the day                                                                               

Occasionally     6-33% of the day                                                                               

Frequently         34-66% of the day 

Continuously     67-100% of the day