Warehouse Clerk

Join Vermont Smoke & Cure and help keep our products moving efficiently from our warehouse to our customers. We are seeking a dependable, detail-oriented Warehouse Clerk to support daily warehouse operations, including receiving, inventory management, order fulfillment, shipping, and production support. This hands-on role is essential to ensuring customer orders, website purchases, and internal material needs are fulfilled accurately, safely, and on time. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in organization and accuracy, and is committed to maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and customer service.

Who We Are

Vermont Smoke & Cure has been handcrafting premium meat snacks in the heart of Vermont since 1962. What started as a small-town smokehouse built on grit and community has grown into a nationally recognized brand, but we've never lost sight of how we got here. We slow-smoke every batch over real maple and hickory hardwood, use clean, simple ingredients, and do things the hard way because we believe that's the right way. In 2020, we joined the Johnsonville family, giving us broader reach while keeping our small, dedicated team right here in our Hinesburg smokehouse. We go all in — on our products, our craft, and our people.

Details

• Location: This job is primarily on site at our facility in Hinesburg, VT
• Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Compensation: Starting from $21.65/hour

Job Summary:

 The Warehouse Clerk supports daily warehouse operations by receiving, storing, picking, packing, and shipping product to meet customer and internal needs, including small parcel and website orders. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory, following safety and FIFO practices, and supporting shipping, receiving, and production activities to ensure efficient and timely order fulfillment while adhering to safety and quality standards. 

Responsibilities:

Receiving Operations

• Receive, inspect, and distribute incoming materials to internal departments.
• Receive small parcel deliveries daily and distribute packages to appropriate in-house departments in a timely manner.
• Unload dry and raw material shipments as needed.

Shipping Operations

• Manage the full fulfillment process for website small package orders, including picking, packing, labeling, and shipping
• Pick, pack, and prepare UPS orders, including samples, reships, pick tickets, and special requests as needed
• Perform labeling and product conversions to support order fulfillment 
• Manage Amazon shipments, including picking, packing, labeling, information submission, and product transfers 
• Pick and pack LTL truck shipments

Inventory Operations

• Maintain and stock pick shelves, ensuring accurate inventory keying and daily movement tracking 
• Assist with inventory cycle counts and spot checks as required

General Warehouse Operations

• Safely operate forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and standard pallet jacks 
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area 
• Follow FIFO procedures for all finished goods and materials 
• Adhere to all workplace safety regulations and report unsafe conditions promptly 
• Provide backup coverage for shipping roles during PTO, absences, or peak periods 
• Support production with hand packing, line coverage, and special projects as needed 
• Communicate effectively with key personnel, including the Supply Chain Manager, Operations Leads, and Customer Relations

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience in a production or warehouse environment preferred; experience in food manufacturing or with mechanical equipment is a plus
• Basic math and computer skills, including proficiency with email, Microsoft Word, Excel, and ERP systems
• Forklift operation experience preferred; on-site training available

Core Competencies

• Conscientious and detail-oriented, with a strong focus on quality and efficiency
• Strong work ethic with a demonstrated record of reliability and dependability
• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with coworkers

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a satisfactory level. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The mental and physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit, stand or walk for prolonged periods of time
• Regularly bend and lift up to 60 lbs. and/or 25 lbs. repeatedly
• Excellent hand-eye coordination
• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Regularly required to visually observe objects up close and at a distance
• Regularly requires hands to handle or feel and finger dexterity
• Ability to work in 38° Fahrenheit temperature and wet environment
• Regularly required to move heavy racking on rollers containing upwards of 1,000 pounds of product out of warm ovens, on and off scales and into cold chillers

Mental Demands:

• Regularly required to use written and oral communication skills
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Regularly required to demonstrate poise, tact and diplomacy when interacting with the team
• Ability to visually discern quality and cleanliness and follow food/workplace safety requirements

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a manufacturing plant.
• English is the primary language; training materials are written in English. For individuals who do not speak English as their primary language, translation will be provided.