Loader/stager

Ventura Foods•Salem, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Primary purpose is to safely perform the warehousing duties and responsibilities listed below for both external and internal customers.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or 3-5 years experience in a Warehouse / Production environment.
Minimum of 3-5 years of forklift driving experience.
Must currently be a skilled forklift operator.
Must become qualified to operate a pallet jack, Pallet Transfer Station and any other equipment deemed necessary and operate it in a safe and efficient manner.
Must be able to understand defined operating procedures and their application to producing, storing, shipping, receiving and handling quality product in a safe and efficient manner.
Must be able to utilize the JDE/RFSmart computer system for various department transactions and daily shipping and receiving transactions including printing Bill of Ladings.
Must be able to utilize time wisely and be able to work with limited supervision and to notify the supervisor of any problems as they arise.
Must be able to lift 53 pounds frequently and 80 pounds occasionally.
Must be able to interact with coworkers, customers, drivers and others in a professional and courteous manner.
Employees must be willing and able to wear personal protective equipment as required by Company policy and/or legal requirements.

Responsibilities

Operate Ventura Foods material handling equipment in a safe manner, including performing proper pre-operation inspections, reporting safety hazards, becoming proficient at forklift, pallet jack, Pallet Transfer Station and other warehouse equipment operation, avoiding damage to product, ingredients, packaging, equipment, vehicles and facility, and maintaining all equipment as directed.
Adhere to all accepted Safety, GMP, warehouse, and customer-specific practices, including working safely at all times, keeping all work and storage areas clean and hazard-free, strictly following all Ventura Foods GMP procedures, and maintaining product, packaging and ingredient storage in a manner consistent with proper food safety and within all specifications including proper stock rotation, refrigeration and tempering requirements.
Maintain cleanliness and organization for warehouse, facility and outside areas, including arranging the warehouse for efficient space utilization and to maximize put-away and staging storage capacity, emptying garbage cans, sweeping, vacuuming, painting, cobweb removal, operating floor scrubbers, and other cleaning and weed removal as directed.
Use AS400 / JDE computer system, RF system and any other business systems to perform and record warehouse functions, including picking orders and assigning load ids / outbound LPs using the RF system, recording pallet movements, adjustments, loading, pallet type changes, etc. using the RF system, looking up product lot codes and locations using the AS400 / JDE and the RF system as needed, printing pick tickets, Bill of Ladings, PO Receiving documents, confirming loading, etc. using the RF system and the AS400 / JDE, and properly maintaining and accounting for all RF and AS400 / JDE equipment as instructed.
Stage orders for shipment, including accurately assembling orders for shipment based on order shipping schedule and management instructions using pick tickets, loading manifests, and other instructions, hand stacking, stretch wrapping, tying and otherwise preparing pallets of product, ingredients, packaging, etc. for shipment, staging and shipping all items according to proper item numbers and correct lot code rotation, and staging orders on proper designated white wood, CHEP or other pallets per order and customer requirements.
Labeling and relabeling finished product as needed to fill Ventura Foods and customer needs, properly documenting all labeling transactions, printing Pallet License Plates, Load IDs, Outbound LPs and any other labels as directed using in-plant equipment and processes, and properly storing, sorting, rewinding and cycle counting labels as directed.