Utility Processing Clerk - 1st Shift

Nichols Farms • Hanford, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Nichols Farms is a leading pistachio processor in the United States, known for its superior quality and exceptional service. With a state-of-the-art facility in Hanford, California, and over 350 employees, Nichols Farms is dedicated to the training and growth of its team members, fostering a culture of mutual success through operational excellence and educational development. This position is responsible for collaborating with multiple process departments to resolve inventory variances, ensure accurate work orders and transactions, and support supervisors in managing work orders. The role requires multitasking, adapting to last-minute changes, and promoting a strong safety and quality culture while actively participating in continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• High school diploma desired
• 1-2 years of production clerk experience in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite - Word, Outlook, Power Point, Excel
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Knowledge of office equipment.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Work with cross functional teams and always be professional.
• Safety Awareness: Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to change in the workplace. Capable of functioning in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting.
• Prioritization: Ability to quickly prioritize among numerous pressing tasks and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Interpersonal: Ability to effectively build working relationships and communicate effectively.
• Team Involvement: Works effectively with teams and work groups. Actively participates in problem solving and interacts with team and work groups to achieve team and organizational goals.
• Detail-oriented: Attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Critical Thinking: Use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weakness of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning: Understanding of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Sage/ ERP systems.
• Experience with creating work orders and managing variances.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.
• Forklift experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with multiple process departments to resolve any variances within inventory, handsort, and pack as needed.
• Ensure that all work orders and transactions are accurate and submitted in a timely manner.
• Support supervisors with management of work orders while working collaboratively with the teams to ensure accuracy of information/data.
• Multitask and make last-minute changes to accommodate product SKU's and/or processing order needs.
• Promote a "safety first" culture by following all safety rules (including Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space, Fall Protection and Hazard Communication).
• Perform all duties in accordance with Quality and GMP (good manufacturing practices) established company policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement teams and processes.
• Support and participate in Continuous Improvement Teams and Lean initiatives to improve product throughput.
• Understand and be involved with the process of work orders for each machine.
• Develop strong and effective communication with inventory Clerks.
• Ensure team collaboration to close work orders in a timely manner.
• Solve issues with raw kernel and inshell processing work order variances.
• Apply FIFO when creating bin reports for processing areas.
• Ensure WIP (Work in Process) are getting tagged correctly.
• Create or modify work orders to accommodate products or machines.
• Work with processing teams to resolve variances on work orders/inventory.
• Report any inventory discrepancies to inventory department for a proper resolution.
• Report via email bins in limbo to inventory team.
• Monitor and follow daily schedules for all processing departments.
• Work with the scheduling team to resolve any questions that arise.
• Research duplicate bins and work with team members to correct the bin numbers.
• Work with Quality Control to move bins to the correct status before generating bin reports.
• Train employees to exercise the correct processes and follow-up with leadership if frontline teams need re-training.
• Create interdepartmental collaboration.
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation.
• Maintain good documentation records and reply to e-mails in a timely manner.
• Optimize time and familiarize yourself with department needs.
• Pack, handsort, and/or perform other duties as assigned according to company needs.

Benefits

• Employee-oriented environment dedicated to training and growth
• Culture of striving for mutual success of employees, suppliers and customers through operational excellence and educational development.

What This Job Offers

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