Warehouse Worker II - Receiving, 1st Shift

SUMMARY

The warehouse Worker is responsible for accurate receiving, storing, picking, staging and shipping/transfer of raw materials and finished goods in compliance with company standards and procedures. Job duties are to load, unload, move, stack and stage equipment and raw materials using a fork lift, clamp truck or other type of powered industrial truck (PIT). Use radio frequency equipment for picking, receiving, put-away and load functions, as required. Maintain the facility's equipment and materials in neat and orderly fashion. On a daily basis, inspect forklifts or other equipment. This position requires certification in the operation of Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), use and care of company issued radios and phones, basic mathematical skills and flexibility to work various shifts as required by company production needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned.

• Unload inbound shipments safely and receive according to Amy's Kitchen Receiving Procedures and move product to storage locations. Efficiently stack and store product and accurately record storage locations for purposes of inventory control.
• Pull and prepare product for shipping, transfer or usage by manufacturing (staging) ensuring that the exact item and quantity is pulled and shipped, transferred or staged.
• Efficiently, safely and with minimum damage, move products or materials from/into staging, storage or on to transportation.
• Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee inventory accuracy, control and security are maintained. Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts when required.
• Inspect PIT before usage, keep equipment, tools and company property neat and clean. Change and charge PIT batteries as needed.
• Sorting, wrapping, packing, repacking as needed. Sort and repair pallets when necessary.
• Clean containers, trailers and truck bays as requested.
• As assigned, to provide customer service to Amy's Employees with respect to maintaining onsite vending equipment for Amy's Kitchen products, providing customer service for Amy's employee orders, and the prompt and accurate receipt and delivery of all express mail/freight deliveries.
• Other duties as assigned

It is the responsibility of all employees to uphold the mission of the Amy's Food Safety and Quality Policy. This includes following all Food Safety and Sustainability programs and participating in all required training.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be certified PIT operator

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Six months to one year related experience.

SKILLS

• Must be able to speak and read English or Spanish.
• Must have basic English verbal skills.
• Bilingual written/verbal skills English/Spanish are preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add and subtract numbers and to multiply and divide and understand percentages.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid motor vehicle license and certification as PIT driver

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Forklifts horns working at same time moving and unloading product on the dock.

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