Material Handler - Cold Storage - 1St

Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Pay: $18.00 - $20.91

$1k Hiring Bonus

Purpose statement:

The Material Handler’s primary responsibility is to safely pick, check, pack, and ship orders in a timely and accurate manner to meet or exceed customer delivery and accuracy expectations.

Key responsibilities (essential duties):

• Shipping and receiving: unload and load trailers and verify proper stacking and freight not being mixed on pallets, one item to a pallet as required unless instructed otherwise. Tape or stretch-wrap pallet as required to ensure product stability.
• Checking: prior to product storage, count all product, compare your counts to the drivers’ manifest and check all shipments for damage, infestation and production code dates. Report shortages damages and misplacement's to your immediate supervisor who will forward the information to the appropriate parties.
• Must be able to move product to the storage locations. Must also be able to stack and store the product in the appropriate areas. Must be able to verify receipt of product at appropriate temperature.
• Over, short, and damage: identify and recover any received or shipping damage consistent with company policy. Report all shortages and overages to your area supervisor.
• Inventory: if needed, assist in physical inventories with use of scanners. Ensure proper stock rotation by following lot number identification.
• Order picking: pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is located and shipped, make certain product comes from the proper locations and the lot numbers correspond to the picking documents. Perform picking duties in an efficient manner that meets customer service standards. Pallets height can reach up to 7 feet.
• Loading: efficiently move product from the staging or storage areas into railcars or trailers.
• Equipment: load, unload, move, stack and stage product and materials using a forklift, clamp truck, slip-sheet or other power equipment. Maintain the facilities, equipment and materials in a neat, clean orderly fashion. Daily inspections and verify equipment is operating prior to the start of the day’s activity. Advise your supervisor of any problems encountered. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods.
• Execute all policies, procedures and work instructions associated with this position to fulfill company objectives.
• Accurately pick, pack, check, ship and receive orders 100% of the time utilizing erp and tms
• Operate shipping equipment correctly.
• Receive product and arrange on proper storage shelving.
• Maintain knowledge of food safety regulations.
• Assist in cycle count/ inventory activities.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Work with other employees within the department and company to achieve departmental objectives.
• Report and safety or equipment concerns to warehouse manager or designee.
• Overtime can be scheduled as required based on company needs.
• Adhere to all gmp, sqf, eh&s requirements

Technical knowledge:

• Must be able to work in a frozen food warehouse environment
• Must be able to operate a fork lift in a safe manner
• Must be able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Must be able to follow verbal instructions
• Operate a rf scanners
• Maintain a clean and safe warehouse

Education & experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, must be able to communicate effectively in english
• Intermediate skill level with microsoft excel
• Basic math skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Valid lift truck licenses – reach & counter-balance (standing & sitting trucks)

Other skills required:

• Work in various climates ranging from freezer conditions (-15 degrees to 30 degrees) to ambient warehouse conditions to bakery conditions.

Physical requirements:

The physical and mental demands 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.

• May be required to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures of –15 degrees fahrenheit and outside ambient tem peratures (including heat, cold and precipitation)
• Must tolerate heights up to 30 ft. And be able to access elevated products from inside safety cage
• May stand to rebuild pallets with products. Requires tolerance of standing posture up to 5 hours, over an 8-hour shift
• Must transfer boxes weighing up to 55 lbs. From ground level to 80 inches in height and up 70 lbs. To 50 inches in height rebuilding pallets.
• Lifting and carrying product a distance of 6 ft. Without mechanical assistance.

The physical and mental demands 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 in accordance with the ADA.

EEO STATEMENT:

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at JCLLC will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. JCLLC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, arrest record, conviction record, disability, religion, veteran status or any other protected characteristics as specified by local, state, provincial or federal law.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.