Salvage Associate (7pm-3am)

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Cumming, IA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other. This role is responsible for sorting, staging, and loading pallets, bread trays, and totes utilizing pallet jacks and forklifts for efficient material transport. It also involves minimizing waste by compacting and baling cardboard and plastic for recycling, performing various utility and groundskeeping tasks, and operating the tote washing machine.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
Promotes a safe work environment by use of all proper personal protective equipment.
Must have the ability to solve practical problems with a variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
Have the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies verbally or in writing.
Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Must be able to physically perform heavy work: exerting up 50 pounds of force frequently up to 20 pounds constantly, and up to 10 pounds of force continually to move objects.
Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
Adheres to company policies and departmental guidelines.
Runs compactor and baler for all cardboard & plastic.
Pallet, bread tray, tote maintenance (sort/load/unload and count/verification of pallet load counts).
Removes trash from warehouse floor and fills in for office housekeeping as needed.
Place empty totes in the tote washing machines.
Remove cleaned totes from tote washer and stack on pallets.
Operates powered industrial equipment, demonstrating caution and complies with safety rules and regulations in all aspects of the daily job requirements.
Performs general utility and grounds maintenance as needed.
Attends departmental and company meetings.
Assists with setup/teardown of large group meetings.
Other duties as assigned by management.