Selector Shipper, 2nd Shift

HP Hood•Agawam, MA

About The Position

Under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor and/or Warehouse Manager, the Selector Shipper follows established procedures and policies to select, prepare, and ship finished products while prioritizing safety, quality, and efficiency. The position supports the company’s production and customer-delivery needs in a fast-paced factory and warehouse environment. The schedule is 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., including weekends; working hours may be modified in accordance with business needs. The role involves identifying, picking, staging, packaging, and moving products and inventory. It requires using manual handling equipment and powered industrial trucks to load and unload trailers and transport products throughout the warehouse. Work areas include environments that may be warm and humid or cold, as well as refrigerated areas maintained at 35–38°F. The job also supports food safety, food quality, biosecurity, and good manufacturing practices.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Some experience or training as a forklift operator.
Excellent driving skills, hand/foot-eye coordination, and manual dexterity.
Good record-keeping and clerical skills.
Good far-visual differentiation and depth perception.
Good basic math and reading skills.
Good oral communication and human relations skills.
Ability to perform frequent moderate lifting (25–50 pounds) and very frequent light lifting (under 25 pounds); heavy lifting over 50 pounds is very infrequent.
Ability to stand and walk for the entire 8-hour work shift, except during breaks.
Ability to climb into and out of a forklift periodically, bend and/or stoop frequently, push rolling product carts loaded up to 1,000 pounds, and push or pull rolling dollies loaded up to 700 pounds.
Ability to drag stacks of products weighing up to 220 pounds with a dairy hook.
Ability to work with arms outstretched to the front and overhead, and to climb a single flight of stairs.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the manufacturing industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

Follow established procedures and policies for selecting, preparing, and shipping finished products while prioritizing safety, quality, and efficiency.
Load and unload trucks and trailers using a manual two-wheeler and motorized equipment, including pushers, squeeze trucks, forklifts, and pallet jacks.
Identify, select, and stage inventory for loading based on customer load sheets.
Pick corrugated and un-corrugated products from warehouse storage shelves and place products on rolling delivery racks, then move the racks through the warehouse.
Pull empty and full milk cases in the dolly area or storage chest as part of stock-pulling duties.
Remove products manually from the floor conveyor system, then package and/or stage them to maintain production flow.
Safely operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload product pallets from trailers and transport them throughout the warehouse, including forklifts, squeeze trucks, pallet jacks, and HI/LO forklift units.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain food safety and food quality by completing job tasks and keeping the work area sanitary.
Support biosecurity and GMP measures and report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.