ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Actively support the supervisor in the leadership of the receiving team to ensure the department delivers the highest levels of safety, quality, and overall performance.
• Provide training, instruction, and evaluation of associates on job activities to support department objectives.
• Welcome new hires to the team, promote teamwork, make sure processes are covered
• Assist in the workflow of associates
• In coordination with the supervisor help direct workflow, check on the progress of deliverables, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate or correct concerns
• Recommend measures to improve methods, performance, over overall quality
• Provide good communication and timely follow-up to questions
• Regular communication with supervisor, review associate problems, concerns, and make recommendations.
• Suggest quality countermeasures, champion the quality quest
• Work in a fast-paced environment performing receiving processes and procedures
• Unloads incoming product and ensures the accuracy of received shipment.
• Process paperwork effectively; interact with other departments
• Verification of incoming shipments with high attention to detail
• Preparing product to feed lines and or prepare for the next stage of processing
• Ensure conformance to company standards and customer specifications
• Assist in cleanliness of general work area
• Responsible for receiving storing, and distributing product according to customer and production schedules
• Safely operate lift truck and walkie and perform material handling functions.
• Ability to rotate raw product multiple times daily and assist with inventory management
• Unload trucks as needed
• General housekeeping in the receiving area.
• Follow all Food Safety requirements and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Must have good communication skills, be a self-starter, and be a team player
• Ability to work days and hours that can change on a regular basis
• Comply with food safety practices and all applicable requirements as they pertain to SQF and that are maintained
• Support company driven food safety improvement initiatives
• Additional duties as assigned by manager
RELATIONSHIPS
• Internal: Operations, production management, peers, co-workers
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Work continually in refrigerated environment 35° F– 45° F degrees
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Able to work overtime as needed with or without notice
EDUCATION / TRAINING
• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Basic Reading, Writing, and Math Skills
RELATED EXPERIENCE / REQUIREMENTS
• Experience in production, warehouse, food processing, manufacturing food production or food service warehouse environment.
• Previous forklift experience
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES
• Perform various roles including activities such as product receiving and selection, packaging, sorting, reboxing, marination, further processing and facility sanitation while adhering to company manufacturing requirements and safety regulations.
• Positive attitude
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including overtime.
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time
• Load and unload trucks in a timely manner
• Ability to work in a refrigerated warehouse environment
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities for described length of time.
OCCASIONALLY: 1% - 33 / FREQUENTLY: 34% - 66% / CONTINUOUSLY: 67% - 100% or NEVER
JOB REQUIRES WORKER TO: FREQUENCY:
STAND CONTINUOUSLY

WALK OCCASIONALLY

DRIVE VEHICLE NEVER

SIT OCCASIONALLY

LIFT
1-10 lbs (Sedentary) FREQUENTLY

11-20 lbs (Light) FREQUENTLY

21-50 lbs (Medium) FREQUENTLY

51-100 lbs (Heavy) OCCASIONALLY

Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy) NEVER

CARRY
1-10 lbs (Sedentary) FREQUENTLY

11-20 lbs (Light) FREQUENTLY

21-50 lbs (Medium) FREQUENTLY

51-100 lbs (Heavy) OCCASIONALLY

Over 100 lbs (Very Heavy) NEVER

PUSH/PULL *1 FREQUENTLY

CLIMB/BALANCE *2 FREQUENTLY

STOOP/SQUAT FREQUENTLY

KNEEL FREQUENTLY

BEND FREQUENTLY

REACH ABOVE SHOULDER OCCASIONALLY

TWIST FREQUENTLY

GRASP OBJECTS *3 CONTINUOUSLY

MANIPULATE OBJECTS *4 FREQUENTLY

MANUAL DEXTERITY *5 OCCASIONALLY
1 (Push/Pull: Hand truck, gate, straps, metal ramp, truck door, dolly, boxes, truck gear shift)
2 (Climb/Balance: In/Out Truck/Trailer to cab. On/Off ramp to ground level and side doorsteps and Platform of trailer. Stairs)
3 (Grasp Objects: Hand truck, boxes, cartons, steering wheel)
4 (Manipulate Objects: Boxes, dolly, metal truck ramp, hand truck, paperwork, truck gate, straps)
5 (Manual Dexterity: Typing, use of office machines such as copiers, printers)