Warehouse Associate

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for receipt of inbound orders, product put away, inventory adjustments, pulling and checking customer orders while maintaining safety procedures and company standards of food safety and quality. Other responsibilities may include all of the following; USDA and USDC inspections, X-tuple experience, product labeling, loading and unloading, overall dock coordination, ability to drive hostler, transporters, forklifts, and other equipment as well as performing all general warehouse responsibilities when needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Observe and follow all safety processes and procedures including ensuring product food safety and quality
• Loading/unloading product safely and without damaging product or equipment
• Work with a sense of urgency to ensure production schedule is met.
• Responsible for ensuring incoming deliveries are received on-time for their scheduled appointments.
• Put away of inventory and inventory adjustments.
• Responsible for checking and shipping customer orders according to customer requirements
• Perform USDA and USDC inspections
• Responsible for product handling: hand stacking, labeling, stamping, unloading, loading, lifting, wrapping, and other assigned jobs
• Ability to decipher product dates and codes as needed
• Ability to operate warehouse equipment (forklift, transporter, wrapping machine, tipper, etc.) with training certification
• Ability to operate Hostler and shipping containers (Refer unit and genset)
• Communicates and reports all employee issues to Foreman or Dir. of Operations
• Keep work area clean and vehicles in proper staging area.
• General warehouse duties (Sweeping, cleaning, picking up garbage, etc.)
• Work safely to ensure production schedule is met
• Verify product labeling is accurate
• Communicate and coordinate each assigned task with Foreman and/or Dir. of Operations
• Demonstrate working knowledge and ability to use xTuple and MS Outlook
• Assist with cycle counts and inventory reconciliation as well as AIB projects
• Notify maintenance of any unsafe or non-functioning vehicles or equipment, fill out corresponding paperwork and lock out/tag out vehicles or equipment if necessary.
• Report safety needs and any safety violations.
• Strictly adheres to Richmond Wholesale’s employment policies, departmental operating policies, and all federal and state regulatory and compliance laws pertaining to our business and industry.
• Actively maintains a collaborative spirit/dialogue with other departments and Associates to promote workplace harmony and productivity, embracing and fostering the Company’s mission.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 5 plus years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office is preferred

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated information.
• Ability to understand, speak, and write grammatically correct English in order to convey messages and correspond articulately and professionally.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Richmond Wholesale to a variety of business, government and community customers and associates.
• Must be detail oriented with strong organizational skills and have consistent and disciplined follow through.

Problem-Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
• Must be able to work under stress, presenting a calm professional demeanor at all times.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts and apply concepts of basic math.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Required to travel locally and outside the local area.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak to communicate orally effectively.
• Required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the facilities.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel, or stoop in order to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 50 or fewer pounds and/or up to 100 pounds with help.
• Wear industrial safety boots.
• Wear cold gear or any other required gear as appropriate.
• Operation of warehouse equipment (i.e., transporter, forklift, wrapping machine, pallet tipper, etc.)