Purchasing Room Supply Clerk

AVAILABLE SHIFT 2nd Shift 2:30pm

POSITION SUMMARY

The Purchasing Supply Clerk is responsible in maintaining supplies for production employees, issuing PPE, and supporting purchasing activities to ensure production and safety departments receive materials on time. Maintains accurate records, follows food-safety guidelines, and upholds strict inventory controls.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Hanging, stacking, arranging and organization of supplies within Supply Room.
• Move empty laundry bins from Supply Room to the metal outbuilding outside entrance.
• Pass out smocks, gloves (cotton and nitrile) and hairnets and other PPE items to production employees.
• Receives supply orders from vendors and matches the purchase order against the items received.  Normal supply items received will consist of barrels of jackets, smocks, sleeves, squeegees, mops, boots, hair nets, beard nets, gloves, etc.
• Responsible for issuing all supplies, located in the Supply Room stored on high shelves, to the production employees.  This requires the clerk to reach overhead and use force to move the boxes from overhead shelves to the floor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.  May be required to “fill-in” for other positions as needed.
• Manages and records daily usage of smocks, gloves, aprons and other PPE items. 
• Ensures all PPE is up to Quality Assurance standards and approved to use in Production. 
• Receive & Issue out employee purchased jackets, etc., and ensure proper paperwork gets to HR. 
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills, and Experience)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

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

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to have a full range of body motion including twisting, bending, reaching outward, pushing, pulling, intensive hand/wrist movement and lifting to meet the NSP minimum required pounds per day which is up to 50 pounds (unassisted). The employee must be able to walk and stand for a significant amount of time on even concrete surfaces, which may at times be slippery due to marinades, water, and other liquids associated with the production process. 

Due to noise levels in the work environment, the use of hearing protection is required.  The employee must have good, corrected vision to see details at close range or at a distance. The employee will be working in a climate-controlled environment of -40ºF to -45ºF. The employee may be exposed to strong odors such as raw meat and marinades from seasoned meat. 

While in the production area, employee is required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include hair and beard nets, rubber soled shoes, smocks, hearing protection and hard hats.