What are the responsibilities and job description for the FLEX Warehouse Order Selector position at UNFI?
Join our team and immediately become part of the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada. We serve over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. Our Warehouse associates supply thousands of consumers with better for you food that nourishes families nationwide. Our retailers range from small family owned stores to Wholefoods Markets and everything in between. Are you ready to make an impact on the lives of others and feel good about what you do? Join our growing Distribution team today.
What does it mean to be part of the FLEX Order Selection Team?
In this fast-paced role, you are considered an industrial athlete. You are the boots on the ground and responsible for accurately and efficiently pulling customer orders within the warehouse. This role requires strategic thinking and attention to detail while palletizing orders and ensuring they are placed in the correct assigned locations. You will operate motorized equipment including Electric Pallet Jacks while ensuring that you safely and accurately move product within the warehouse. Here at UNFI we do our best work by embracing the power of team, never giving up and knowing that we make a difference.
Schedule:
- Associates pick up available shifts through the app which will be posted weekly.
- Flex associates can work up to 30 hours/ week.
Job Responsibilities:
- Inspects assigned jack for safety issues
- Identifies the correct pick location and pick sequence in accordance to the order
- Shrink wraps and labels with correct truck, stop and other required information
- Stages pallets in appropriate bay throughout warehouse
- Listens for first and last call and obtains all out of stocks in a timely manner
- Immediately informs a foreman, supervisor or manager of any potential safety threats
- Operates pallet jack/pushcart in a safe and efficient manner
- Builds a stable and well cubed pallet
- Parks and recharges pallet jack in its appropriate spot at the end of your shift
- Perform other tasks as needed.
Job Requirements:
- Understanding of Safety guidelines
- Warehouse/Operations preferred but not required
- Ability to select at established minimum rate for department
- Understand and properly follow all selecting procedures and verbal instructions in your respective area
- Possess an understanding of procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes
- Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.
Work Environment:
Onsite Role:
- This position requires the associate to perform all duties at one of our UNFI locations, such as a distribution center or office.
Physical Environment/Demands:
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
- Exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Perishable Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Grocery Operation.
- Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist, and hand movements required for maintenance and service procedures.
- Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment.
- Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties. Ability to operate work-related equipment.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
About UNFI: We are North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to community grocers and retail chains alike. A pioneer in natural and organic foods, we are growing and transforming to meet the needs of an evolving workplace. Our 29,000 employees work across America in our 50 Distribution Centers and corporate offices. Learn more: Organic, Natural and Conventional Food | Wholesale Food Distributors | UNFI
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
