Associate, Warehouse Operations (Unloader)

KeHE Distributors, LLC•Aurora District, CO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a warehouse environment.
Ability to communicate well with internal customers and management.
Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed.
Ability to efficiently work independent of direct supervision.
Must be able to carry, lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
The associate is required to sit.
The associate is frequently required to stand, walk, and climb.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience operating powered industrial equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jacks, stock pickers, etc.), and OSHA Forklift Certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Organizes the loading dock and unloads customer's orders accurately per route sequence and dispatch time.
Operate powered industrial truck equipped with lifting device such as forklift or hand jack to manipulate product.
Determine appropriate loading configuration, taking into account stop order, product mix, and routing, to ensure maximum cube utilization.
Unload products from trucks on pallets or by hand stacking or a combination thereof.
Ensure the method of unloading prohibits damage in transit.
Check for frozen perishable product on cooler dock and merge with correct order.
Ensure all non-food items are also loaded, i.e. pallet jacks, display racks, mail.
Other duties and special projects as requested.
Must maintain good attendance.
Maintain safe work practices.
Maintain safeguards of confidential company information.