Dock Person - Greensboro

Publix•McLeansville, NC

4d•$17 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Dock Person operates powered industrial trucks and performs dock and shipping tasks to prepare outbound product for safe and accurate transportation. The role includes loading and securing pallets, matching pallets and totes to the correct trailers using load sheets, handling special orders and credits/outs, and communicating load status and pallet-trailer needs to shipping personnel and dock leadership. The Dock Person also moves and replenishes shipping containers, monitors and records trailer temperatures under cold chain procedures, operates a baler in the Return Center and a pallet sorter, sorts bulk mail, and cleans the work and loading area. Responsibilities may include additional duties as needed. The position requires night availability and may involve weekends, holidays, and extended periods of work. Work settings may include warehouses with temperatures ranging from below zero to above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, wet conditions, or varying weather conditions, depending on the assigned area.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old.
Be able to work nights.
Be able to work weekends, holidays, and extended periods of time.
Obtain and maintain pallet truck and forklift operation certification on or before the start date in the position.
Successfully complete a work attitude survey.
Be able to use powered industrial equipment requiring personal protective equipment (PPE).
Be able to lift at least 67 pounds, or 85 pounds in the Boxed Meat/Dairy Warehouse.
Be able to stack products of varying weights.
Be able to bend, stoop, and twist.
Be able to sit, stand, and perform repetitive work for long periods.
Be able to read, write, identify, and verify numbers.
Be able to work under strict time requirements.
Be able to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.

Nice To Haves

Current Greensboro Distribution associate.

Responsibilities

Operate powered industrial trucks.
Accurately load and secure pallets of outbound product for safe transportation.
Ensure pallets and totes are accounted for and loaded onto the correct trailer according to load sheets.
Load special orders and credits/outs and merge them with the correct load.
Communicate load-close information to shipping office associates.
Supply pallets or shipping platforms for selectors on the dock.
Communicate incoming and outgoing pallet trailers to the dock coordinator and manager to maintain sufficient supply for shipping needs.
Move shipping containers, including totes and produce baskets, to selecting areas and replenish them throughout the shift.
Monitor and record trailer temperatures according to cold chain Standard Operating Procedures.
Operate the baler in the Return Center only.
Operate the pallet sorter.
Sort bulk mail and drop it at the correct shipping lanes.
Clean debris from the work and loading area.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

Holiday bonus: 15 hours of pay in the first year of continuous employment, one week's pay in the second year, and two weeks' pay in subsequent years, subject to remaining employed through the bonus check issue date.
Night differential of $0.75 per hour for associates regularly scheduled to work qualifying hours between midnight and 3:00 a.m.
Weekend differential of $2.00 per hour for hours worked from 12:00 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
Freezer differential of $0.50 per hour for associates regularly scheduled in the Frozen Food freezer.
Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost.
Opportunity to purchase additional shares of privately held company stock.
401(k) retirement savings plan.
Group health, dental, and vision plans.
Paid time off.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Tuition reimbursement.
Free hot buffet-style lunches at facilities with a cafeteria.