Sanitation Associate

SpartanNash • Oklahoma City, OK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sanitation Associate unloads products from trucks, breaks down pallets, and assists with warehouse activities such as sanitation, selection, and inventory control. Depending on the distribution center assignment, the associate may fuel, wash, or clean semi-trucks and trailers. The role involves handling a range of grocery and related products, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and may include checking incoming products or helping fulfill selection orders. Associates may operate power industrial equipment and must follow safety procedures while working in a fast-paced warehouse environment, including multi-temperature areas.

The position is located at 1101 SE 59th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73129. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to finish. The stated pay is $16.00 per hour. Work may involve 8–10-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, day and evening hours, and overtime as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation, during assigned 8–10-hour shifts.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, day and evening hours, and overtime as assigned.
• Must understand and communicate in English, including reading and interpreting order forms and selection labels.
• Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills are required.
• Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to work independently in a fast-paced warehouse operation.
• Must be able to safely operate warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks and other material-handling or industrial equipment.
• Must follow company safety policies and safe working practices.
• Must be able to work in assigned multi-temperature areas, including freezers, coolers, and dry conditions.
• Must report to work regularly and on time as scheduled.
• Must be able to take direction from supervisors and work well with others.
• Must work well under pressure, organize and prioritize assignments, and meet established deadlines.
• Must perform assigned tasks accurately and completely.
• Must be flexible and handle changes in work requirements productively.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds with assistance as needed.
• Must be able to perform frequent sitting, walking, standing, handling, grasping, twisting, foot-control use, crouching, kneeling, bending, stooping, and reaching.
• Must be able to work in a warehouse environment with temperature and humidity changes and moderate-to-high noise levels.

Nice To Haves

• One year of warehouse experience.
• Prior experience operating power industrial equipment, such as an electric pallet jack, long-tongued electric pallet jack, and high-extender high lift.

Responsibilities

• Unload products from trucks, break down pallets, stack and organize products, and place them in appropriate warehouse racks or pick slots.
• Handle cases, boxes, bags, and pallets of dry groceries, frozen foods, dairy products, produce, poultry, fish, beef, pork, tobacco, and related products in specified quantities.
• Perform sanitation duties, including cleaning the warehouse and emptying garbage.
• Fuel, wash, and/or clean semi-trucks and trailers based on the assigned distribution center.
• Assist with checking products for damage and verifying products and quantities against purchase orders and pallet labels.
• Assist with selection orders by selecting products, assembling and palletizing orders, shrink-wrapping products or pallets, and labeling cases or pallets.
• Lift products weighing 30–60 pounds frequently and up to 75 pounds occasionally, maintaining a safe work environment.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment by disposing of pallet boards, wood chips, and other trash, and promptly cleaning spills according to safety guidelines.
• Operate power industrial equipment such as electric pallet jacks, high-lift equipment, and other moving equipment when assigned.
• Ensure equipment is in good working order according to required safety checklists.
• Report damaged products and quality issues and notify a supervisor about out-of-stock or low-volume products.
• Participate in product rotation, move products to dock areas, and perform other assigned duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED