Material Handler 2 - 1st Shift

Due to the relocation of our warehouse operations, this position will be moving to 100 Dartmouth Drive, Swedesboro, NJ approximately in the April 2025 timeframe or sooner depending on business needs.
You will begin your position working in our Florence, NJ location and will transfer to our Swedesboro, NJ location once the warehouse operations move.

Position Summary:

The Material Handler 2 in Receiving is responsible for picking and unloading product rapidly, verifying order accuracy, and ensuring proper storage and rotation.  The Material Handler 2 in Receiving is also responsible for all line feeder and finished rotator responsibilities. This position is exposed to multiple refrigerated areas within production.  

What if your job had a real impact? 

By joining Bonduelle, the world leader in ready-to-use plant-based food, you are deciding to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission: "inspire the transition toward a plant-based diet to contribute to people's well being and planet health". Bonduelle is a family-run company of 14,600 people which provides over 100 countries with vegetables. 

Well established in the United States, our business unit includes 4 production facilities with more than 3,200 associates. We process fresh vegetables, salads and meal solutions with our own brands: Ready Pac Foods® and Bistro®.

Join us at Bonduelle to start an adventure where people come first and contribute to a better future through plant-based food!

Bonduelle Fresh Americas is a Certified B Corp for a better life. Bonduelle chose B Corporation because of its comprehensive and rigorous standards and its ability to measure a company’s governance as well as worker, community, and environmental impact.We aim to make a positive impact on People, Planet and Food, as seen in our global B!Pact objectives. B Corp certification validates our positive impact and tells the world we are part of a community using business as a force for good.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with and maintain all GMP/PPE/Safety, HACCP & Sanitation guidelines and processes.
• Rotate product by date in the storage cooler while staying in rotation and picking the correct product based on age. Maintain accurate inventory and perform routine cycle counts. 
• Transfer materials to the production room while ensuring production lines have all materials needed. 
• Ensure all orders are picked on correct pallets (iGPS, Chep, White wood) and wrap pallets. Separate pallets and store in appropriate designated areas. 
• Unload product in a timely manner and ensure all pertinent information is accurate for each BOL. Verify paperwork and system transactions are all accurate. 
• Move finished goods from production to the cooler and ensure proper product temperature. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you will Need:

• GED/High School Diploma.
• 2 years of forklift experience (some positions require stand-up forklift experience). 
• Ability to read, write and speak English; comprehension of basic math. 
• Ability to multi-task and lift up to 50 lbs.  
• Willingness and flexibility to work in a cold, wet, fast-paced, 24 hour plant environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Performance efficiencies (fill rate, labor & yield), rework, OEE, production specification compliance, downtime communication. 
• FO, KPI, Quality Response, Consumer Complaints
• TCIR, LWCR
• Engagement Survey and RCE Phase Assessment results

Physical Work Environment: 

While performing the duties of this job, this position entails use of ladders and catwalks to reach production equipment, regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme cold for extended periods of time. The associate frequently works in high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.