This position has a wide range of duties, mostly as assigned and as needed; works independently and often unsupervised. It is physically demanding and may require being active and on your feet 8 hours per day. This position may require regular lifting, stacking, and lowering of crates and boxes; works in all weather conditions; and wear protective gear appropriate for the assignment. You must be able to wear and work with gloves on both hands.
– Check in daily with the Warehouse or Operations Manager for duties of the day, additions, changes, special orders, etc.
– Coordinate with Warehouse/Dock Manager to ensure proper position for pulling and rotating products in the cooler and lock-up areas.
– Receive and respond to text messages and group chats as appropriate.
Warehouse tasks:
o Utilize a date gun to apply expiration stickers to products as needed.
o Rotate milk in crates, products on shelves, and dump milk pallets.
o Maintain an organized and clean work environment with unobstructed isles: All Warehouse areas, Trucks, and bays/dock areas.
o Utilize and properly store/ plug in electric pallet jacks and dollies.
o Shuttle supplies and pallets to and from warehouses as needed for inventory.
o Offload trucks of unused products and crates.
o Offload trucks of products to store in Warehouse
o Sort bottles according to Half gallons, Quarts, Pints, Specials, etc.
o Operate bottle dump and wash machine.
o Remove and throw away any crates with broken/cracked bottoms – Help prevent safety issues.
o Prepare pallets (build and wrap) with orders for delivery or pick-up.
o Manually weigh, package, and label specialty products.
General Cleaning:
o Utilize brooms, dust pans, squeegees, shovels, buckets, and trash cans, and maintain their location for easy access.
o Move trash to designated receptacles.
o Power wash outside warehouse, under stairs, ramps, etc.
o Clean trucks as needed to prepare for loading process
o Utilize lawn care equipment such as a tractor mower and weed eater when needed.
o Spread ice melt and shovel snow as needed during winter conditions.
Additional:
o Assist and/or ride along with Route Drivers as needed.
o Review map and layout of buildings to identify Exits, Fire Extinguishers, eye-wash stations, telephone land line, etc
o Maintain consistent placement of First Aid/Safety Box
o Notify Manager or Office of any safety issues, observations, or violations you notice or experience.
o Request items needed and suggest changes needed to improve efficiencies and the duties performed on this job.
