About the position
The Warehouse Person (Loader) position is a labor-intensive role that involves the hand building of pallets of products for bulk and route trucks. This position requires strict attention to order accuracy, ensuring that outgoing trucks are loaded correctly and incoming trucks are unloaded efficiently. Employees will work from an electronic order system or order sheets to build loads, utilizing a forklift and/or electronic pallet jack. Accuracy in loading and compliance with shipper/receiver documentation are critical components of this role. Additionally, employees must maintain a clean and safe work environment, adhering to warehouse instructions while building loads. The position may require working in various weather conditions, and shift durations can vary daily based on workload. Transport truck loading involves moving full pallets of products from the warehouse onto a trailer and removing any returned pallets or plastic flats. Bulk truck loading requires selecting designated packages and flavors of products from the warehouse and loading them onto a pallet, ensuring the stability of the pallet through proper stacking and shrink-wrapping. Most pallets are loaded onto a trailer for local delivery, and the position is also responsible for unloading returned products and pallets. Route truck loading entails selecting designated packages and flavors or pallets of products from the warehouse and loading them into the truck, with customization based on the salesperson's order. The role requires lifting a high volume of cases, typically between 20-45 pounds per case, repeatedly throughout the work period. Constant standing, walking, bending, twisting, squatting, reaching, and grasping are necessary as products are moved throughout the warehouse.
Responsibilities
- Hand build pallets of product for bulk and route trucks.
- Ensure order accuracy when loading outgoing trucks and unloading incoming trucks.
- Work from electronic order systems or order sheets to build loads using a forklift and/or electronic pallet jack.
- Maintain accuracy in loading and comply with shipper/receiver documentation.
- Follow warehouse instructions in building loads and maintain a clean and safe work environment.
- Transport full pallets of products from the warehouse onto trailers and remove returned pallets/plastic flats.
- Unload raw materials and place them in designated warehouse space.
- Select designated packages and flavors of products for bulk truck loading and maintain pallet stability through proper stacking and shrink-wrapping.
- Load customized products/packages into route trucks based on salespersons' orders.
- Lift and move a high volume of cases of product, typically between 20-45 pounds per case, throughout the work period.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Experience working in a warehouse environment, such as order selection, product storage, and product staging.
- Ability to drive a forklift and perform basic operations such as lifting and lowering the boom and maneuvering in tight areas.
- Experience working with racking systems and loading/unloading pallets.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with powered pallet jacks and forklifts.
- Familiarity with warehouse safety standards and practices.
