Warehouse Operator

Rate: 24.25 per hour plus differential 

Shift

Days: 6am-6:30pm 2-2-3 rotating schedules

Who we are:

We are Nature’s Bakery, one of the fastest growing snack brands in the category and have recently joined KIND, a healthy snacking leader, and the Mars family of companies, to accelerate the growth of our healthier snacking platform. We have a bright future ahead of us. Come bake with us and create a world of snacking that is both good, and good for you.

Job SUMMARY 

Responsible for operating power equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, load, unload, pick, and count merchandise while holding accountability for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle. Responsible for storing incoming merchandise on racking systems, pulling products from the warehouse for shipment to fill customer orders, staging ingredients in kitchen drop locations, hooking up new totes, and delivering packaging material to drop locations on the production lines. Responsible for unloading bulk ingredient tankers into the ingredient silos in a safe manner. Basic computer skills. A positive attitude & pleasant personality; effective memory skills; good hand-eye coordination; dependability, ability to follow directions & a strong willingness to learn.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Builds, adjusts and secures pallets as required to ensure safe transportation.
• Ability to pick products from warehouse racks in a fast-paced environment with accuracy and ability to read purchase orders and sales orders.
• Utilizes a handheld scanning device or written document order to locate products in the warehouse to fill customer orders.
• Ensure accurate inventory of goods; conveys completed orders to designated areas.
• Initiates appropriate action when goods received are damaged or defective.
• Verifies items pulled with appropriate documents to ensure accuracy and minimize errors.
• Transports palletized merchandise from receiving to staging areas.
• Transports palletized merchandise to freight trucks or appropriate loading docks.
• Receiving and storing raw materials in designated locations.
• Receiving raw ingredient tankers by site GMP (Good manufacturing practices), quality, and food defense standards, and safely unloading contents into bulk silos.
• Moves and stores empty pallets in designated areas to keep aisles clear; stacks empty pallets in designated areas; sweeps designated aisles to maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Take advantage of opportunity charging situations to ensure power equipment is fully operational.
• Performs daily inspections of powered industrial trucks and submits daily inspection reports to management.
• Mentors and influences new warehouse personnel to operate powered industrial trucks properly.
• Operates powered industrial trucks according to manufacturer’s instructions and company safety rules.
• Collaborating with all warehouse departments (Shipping, receiving, finished goods, and raw material intake) to ensure seamless operations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The following list that follows is representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and seek solutions.
• Complete a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 1-3 years of experience in a warehouse, logistics, or distribution environment.
• Forklift operation experience preferred (sit-down, stand-up, reach truck, depending on the role).
• Knowledge of warehouse processes like receiving, stocking, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Familiarity with inventory systems (RF scanners, WMS, or ERP software is a plus).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret order reports. Normal verbal communication to respond to common inquiries by supervisors and/or other associates.

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 talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit or stand. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What we offer you

Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees
• 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility
• Paid vacation (40 hours)
• Paid time off (40 hours)
• Holiday pay (11 days)
• Paid short-term disability
• Paid life insurance
• Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts
• Wellness Benefits and Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program