Shipper

Job Description

As a Warehouse Associate at our local bakery, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and timely shipment of bakery products to various destinations. You will be responsible supporting the shipping team in preparing, loading, and unloading products, ensuring accuracy, and maintaining a safe and organized work environment.

Benefits Available for Warehouse Associates:

• Medical / Dental/ Vision
• HSA
• PTO/Paid Holidays
• 401k with company match
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Annual Bonus Program

Warehouse Associate Pay Rate:  $21.34 – $21.92/hour

The pay listed is the hourly range or the hourly rate for this position. A specific offer will vary based on applicant’s experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and alignment with market data.

Warehouse Associate Job Summary:  Fills orders, counts, loads/unloads product on incoming / outgoing trailers according to the shipping schedule. Position requires demonstration of competency, the ability to learn and utilize computers, basic software and implementation, for the purposes of goods receipt and Distribution processes.

Essential Functions for Warehouse Associate:

• Ensures that product received from production or other plants is correct and recorded into the PC Data System.
• Loads and unloads to appropriate distribution area to ensure that shipping schedules are met.
• Train on the PC Data/ SAP systems and proficiently be able to operate, print and troubleshoot on a daily basis.
• Practices and complies with all Company policies and procedures (EE), Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, safety rules, work rules, etc.).
• Performance of other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfilment of work schedules, adherences to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies, and procedures.
• Maneuver product configurations which could weigh up to 380+ pounds without accommodations safely and proficiently.
• Shift involves working swing shift, split days off and overtime.
• Must be able to meet customers’ deadlines on delivery which requires all sorting to be completed by a required time. This must be done daily and independently.
• Responsible for reporting food safety issues.
• Assist drivers with loading and unloading trucks. Stage product according to order deliveries or pickups.
• Box, bag, label, stack, tray, palletize and wrap pallets of finished products.

Requirements of Warehouse Associate:

• Physical stamina to lift heavy items, bend and be on your feet for extended periods
• Physical ability to lift 50+ pounds continuously
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment or individually
• Good communication skills, solid basic math.
• Accuracy, organizational skills, attention to detail, flexibility, adaptability to change.
• Professionalism, accountability, ability to self-motivate, strong teamwork and initiative.
• Adhere to all safe work standards including bending, pushing, pulling, stooping, and kneeling, squatting, twisting, turning, walking and standing for long periods of time.
• Basic power, hand tool, computer and software systems knowledge.
• Forklift and electric pallet jack certification a plus.
• Ability to communicate and understand instructions in English.

Working Conditions/Physical Factors – Warehouse Associate:

• Heavy lifting up to 50 lbs., pushing & pulling up to 380 lbs.
• Available for a schedule that consists of a late Swing shift, split days off, some holidays and occasional overtime.
• Position requires standing for long periods of the shift and consistent bending and stooping.
• At times there could be exposure to the plant bakery environment and associated exposure to heat up to and above (100 degrees), also exposure to extreme cold (0 degrees) and below depending on the season and task.

** This role may involve standing for long periods, lifting heavy objects, and working in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment. Candidates should be in good physical condition to meet the demands of the job.

Note:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.

Personnel Outsource Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other attribute protected by law.