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Form of workOur mission statement is "To fulfill the highest expectations of our customers through the hands of our dedicated employees."
Perishable Distributors of Iowa
Job Title: Warehouse Selector - Level I
Department: Warehouse
FLSA: Non-Exempt
General Function
Efficiently and accurately selects, verifies, and palletizes customer orders and readies for transport.
Core Competencies
- Partnerships
- Growth mindset
- Results oriented
- Customer focused
- Professionalism
Reporting Relations:
Accountable and Reports to: Warehouse Supervisors, Warehouse Assistant Supervisors
Positions that Report to you: None
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Observes work breaks and adheres to department attendance guidelines and all company policies.
- Observes sanitation in the handling of product and reports spillage or distressed product to a supervisor. Performs general housekeeping duties as required.
- Operates powered industrial equipment, demonstrating caution and complies with safety rules and regulations in all aspects of the daily job requirements.
- Must maintain expected levels of performance in productivity and quality according to Standards Program.
- Selects product for shipment by safely operating stand-up rider pallet jack and utilizes a voice activated unit (VAU) directing the employee to the correct pick slot. Validates selection by speaking check digit into headset of the VAU matching description and quantity.
- Builds pallets accurately and efficiently by stacking products to ensure product integrity and transport stability. Stretch wraps product on pallet, places batch label on front of stretch wrap and stages product on loading dock.
Secondary Responsibilities and Frequency:
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:
- Ability to read and speak English.
- After initial training period must be able to meet 90% of the engineered standard for productivity and 100% quality.
- Must be 18 years of age to operate warehouse industrial equipment.
Education and Experience:
- High school or equivalent preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to perform the physical requirements exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly.
- This position is considered an unskilled position. This is considered heavy work according to the Department of Labor Weight Classifications. Frequent to constant standing, lifting, handling, stooping, walking, carrying, kneeling, seeing, pulling, climbing, hearing, speaking, pushing, bending, and reaching. Frequent to constant matching accurately and quickly, motor coordination and manual dexterity.
Working Conditions:
- Refrigerated, freezer and dry warehouse environmental working conditions. Temperatures range from 35° to -8°. Must adhere to work schedule working weeknights and weekends. Busy, noisy warehouse environment. Ambient outside temperatures in the dry warehouse.
Equipment Used to Perform Job:
- Dry marker, clipboard, powered industrial equipment, RF unit, gloves, pencil, proper fitting, above the ankle, full-grain leather boot with a slip-resistant sole, Vocollect headset and unit.
