Warehouse Associate - First Shift

This role supports the receiving and storage of all products sold by Fox Valley Farms. The purpose of this role is to prepare the warehouse for order picking that occurs nightly.

Status: Full-time

Type: Regular

Compensation: Hourly

Direct Reports: No

General Operations

• Maintains a safe working environment by adhering to safety procedures and equipment
• Implements solutions created by management to solve operational challenges
• Completes all documentation related to the receipt of goods and inventory inspection results

Warehousing and Maintenance

• Ensures that all items are accurately stored in their correct location
• Down-stocks items to ensure adequate supply for load-out
• Checks specifications of materials loaded or unloaded against information contained in work/purchase orders
• Adheres to FIFO standards
• Ensures cold storage continuity
• Ensures facility is clean and orderly
• Adheres to state and federal occupational safety standards
• Adheres to Fox Valley Farms’ food safety program standards
• Completes all tasks related to Fox Valley Farms’ food safety program
• Supports the cleaning and sanitation of the Fox Valley Farms facility
• May support warehousing of specific facility zones (i.e., dry, cooler, freezer)
• Ensures peninsula (expansion dock) is maintained (e.g., cleared of clutter and crates organized)

New Employee Onboarding

• Provides basic training to new staff
• Answers questions and provides feedback to new staff when appropriate

Tools

• Powered Forklifts
• Electric pallet jacks
• Extended reach lift truck

• Box sealing tape dispensers
• Desktop computer
• Self-leveling docks
• Commercial vehicles
• Two-way radios

Skills

• Knowledge of email and basic windows suite preferred but not necessary
• Valid driver’s license, Class-C preferred but not necessary
• Certified lift-truck operator

Experience

• 2-3 years of warehousing experience, preferred but not necessary

Fox Valley Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime

Work Location: In person