3rd Warehouse Associate

RUPRECHT CO•Mundelein, IL

just now•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Team Member is in charge of ensuring high-quality distribution of food products by safely and effectively receiving products to meet the needs of our customers.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
1+ years’ experience with loading and unloading trucks
1+ years’ experience of inventory control
Previous forklift experience
Able to operate a variety of forklifts. Forklift certification is preferred.
Knowledge of GMPs, SPC, HACCP, OSHA, and USDA regulations.
Candidates should be self-starters with a strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize their workload to ensure timely issue resolution.
Communication: Exhibit honest and clear communication, both orally and written, for effective teamwork. Treat everyone equally with respect- listen to others and make them feel valued. Where customer decisions or food safety is a concern, communicate on a higher level.
Time Management & Organization: Organize and prioritize your own actions efficiently and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously. Be flexible and react favorably to multiple priorities, changing schedules and daily assignments while paying attention to detail. Demonstrate a sense of urgency and focus on actions, while multi-tasking.
Team Commitment: Handle conflict in a mature manner to establish trust with coworkers and encourage team collaboration. Understand the people and departments and support team decisions.
Stand in cold temperatures (38 degrees) for seven (7) or more hours in a day
Handle cold and wet product throughout the day
Able to lift 50 lbs. several times a day and occasionally 70 lbs.
Visually identify and evaluate product
Able to see at a distance for driving, able to hear bells and horns for anticipating oncoming forklift traffic.
May work in aisles or narrow passageways

Responsibilities

Load and unload products from the trucks
Review products for damage before shipments
Sort and place materials and items according to organizational standards
Label products and store them in an organized manner
Communicate efficiently with supervisors and teammates
Ensure a clean, neat, and organized work area by maintaining company sanitation and food safety standards.
Operate a forklift or hydraulic jack lift to move boxes.
Work to solve inventory variances and trace-and-track issues.
Follow all rules / guidelines / GMP’s. (Good Manufacturing Practices)
Performs other duties as assigned