Warehouse Associate

Title:                         Warehouse Associate

Reports to:              Operations Supervisor

FLSA Status:           Non-Exempt

Summary of Position: The Warehouse Associate is responsible for performing a range of general warehouse tasks including; loading, unloading, stock, inventory, labeling and receiving. Warehouse Associate contributes to the efficiency of the warehouse production by ensuring high safety and sanitation standards are always maintained. 

Responsibilities

• Unload product from truck, container and stock them in the designated area.
• Ensures that product is properly placed on racks, shelves, or in bins according to established practice.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department and prepare for shipping.
• Ensure that product is handled in a sanitary manner.
• Adhere to the company’s safety practices at all times.
• Marks materials with identifying information.
• Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Arranges product in specified sequence for processing by other workers as needed.
• Drives forklift or other motorized equipment to transport items within the plant.
• Supports in maintaining inventory records.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education- High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience- One to two years of related experience in food production. Seafood experience preferred. 
• Work ethic- A sense of urgency in meeting critical and time sensitive deadlines.
• Accuracy- Demonstrated ability to accurately pack product in a timely fashion. The ability to lift 25/50/pounds regularly.
• Language- Basic English speaking and written proficiency.
• Mathematical – Ability to perform basic arithmetic tasks – adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying.