Selector

Ben E. Keith Company•New Brockton, AL

17d

About The Position

The Selector processes orders for material or merchandise received by mail, telephone, or personally from customers or company employees. The role uses RF scanners to track product movement and warehouse equipment to locate, pick, assemble, and move products. Orders are verified against picking lists, palletized to minimize damage, transferred to staging areas, and loaded onto trucks. The Selector replenishes empty pick bins by contacting Forklift Operators, consults supervisors about product substitutes when items are out of stock, and checks for products in transit at the end of each night. Additional duties include organizing and rotating stock, inspecting received products, assisting with warehouse maintenance and cleaning, performing inventory-related tasks, and receiving trucks as needed. Ben E. Keith Company describes itself as a food and premium beverage distributor with a people-focused culture and collaborative, results-driven environments. The company offers competitive benefits and is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; or one to three months of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

Operate RF scanners to track product movement.
Operate pallet jacks, forklifts, cherry pickers, and hand trucks safely and efficiently to move products.
Identify and select the correct products and quantities, including determining partial-case items when necessary.
Assemble products on pallets to support transportation to customers while minimizing damage.
Contact Forklift Operators to replenish empty pick bins.
Consult supervisors to determine appropriate product substitutes when an item is out of stock, including whether the manufacturing division can supply the product.
Check for product in transit at the end of each night.
Open and close boxes, bales, and other containers.
Pick and assemble orders from stock, carefully verifying information and quantities.
Place products on pallets, transfer them to staging areas, and load them onto trucks.
Verify products against picking lists for accuracy.
Sort and place materials on racks or shelves according to predetermined slot assignments and rotate products using First In-First Out practices.
Load and stack products on trucks so loads are stable and products are secure against damage.
Assist with warehouse maintenance and cleaning.
Perform inventory-related functions as necessary.
Receive trucks as needed.
Inspect received products for quality, proper rotation, and expiration dates.