Warehouse Associate 12-Hour Night Shift

Perfetti Van Melle•Erlanger, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Perfetti Van Melle, a leading global confectionery manufacturer, is seeking enthusiastic Warehouse Associates to join their team. This role is crucial for the plant warehouse operations, involving shipping and receiving, inventory management, and supporting production by supplying necessary materials. The position offers a competitive starting pay of $21.00 and operates on a 12-hour continental night shift schedule (5:00 pm - 5:30 am) with a rotating schedule that allows employees to work half the year.

Requirements

Forklift experience REQUIRED
Previous manufacturing/warehouse/distribution experience is required.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to work overtime hours, above your normal schedule, to meet customer’s demands.
Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Uniform, Hairnet, Beard net, and Mask when required.
Occasional exposure to dusty conditions due to the handling of bulk products. The employee must be able to wear and use breathing protection devices as required while working in these conditions.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to talk, hear, and smell.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally push/pull 350-pound carts with wheels.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
Employee must be flexible in learning and working in other job functions to ensure a competent, trained workforce.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel between facilities required.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate warehouse functions including shipping and receiving duties (internal production and raw material items).
Manage dock appointments.
Complete accurate inventory counts as requested.
Provide material support to production for manufacturing activities.
Provide the production control coordinator with a complete list of all finished product shipments on the scheduled shift.
Schedule incoming and outgoing shipments.
Load other shipments as required.
Receive, verify, and locate all incoming shipments.
Support the manufacturing process by supplying raw materials and packaging as required to production areas to ensure no production shut-downs.
Write up all receipts of items coming into the plant during the scheduled shift.
Keep an accurate record of all location moves, receipts, and finished product produced during the scheduled shift.
Enter all receipts into the system.
Provide inventory counts as required by purchasing.
Keep warehouse and dock areas clean.
Operate all machinery required to achieve warehouse functions.
Perform computer work.
Perform other duties as assigned.