Shipping Associate - 1st Shift

Flowers Foods•West Jordan, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States, with 2024 sales of $5.1 billion. The company is known for brands such as Nature's Own, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Flowers Foods fosters a culture that values Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility. The Shipping Associate role is a full-time position responsible for managing product flow, including filling orders, counting, loading, and unloading products on incoming trailers according to the shipping schedule. This position requires demonstrating competency in all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect effect on product safety, legality, and/or quality. It is a very physical role, requiring the ability to operate a hand truck for heavy loads and perform tasks involving stooping, bending, and lifting.

Requirements

High School or GED and must have demonstrated ability to read, comprehend and record information applicable to the job.
Ability to exert the force necessary to use a hand truck to transport stacked products weighting up to 400 pounds a distance of up to 300 feet continuously throughout the day into and out of transport trucks, up and down 30-degree slopes.
Ability to stoop, bend, and lift product containers weighing 20 pounds from floor level up to 7-1/2 feet.

Nice To Haves

One year shipping or related experience.

Responsibilities

Fills orders, counts, loads, and unloads product on incoming trailers according to the shipping schedule.
Position requires demonstration of competency for all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect effect on product safety, legality and/or quality.
Ensures that product received from plant or other plants is recorded correctly.
Load and unloads to appropriate distribution area to ensure that shipping schedules are met.
Maintains cleanliness of work area.
Performs other duties as directed by supervisor.
Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures (EEO, Sexual Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)
Performance of other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.