Warehouse Associate

Pretium Packaging • Saint Charles, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Associate is responsible for a variety of tasks within the warehouse operations, including reading work orders, loading and unloading materials, operating warehouse equipment, and managing inventory. This role also involves ensuring compliance with food safety standards, maintaining equipment, and adhering to all safety and quality guidelines. The associate will communicate with various parties regarding shipments and trailer availability, and assist with production operations as needed.

Requirements

• Ability to read work orders, requisitions, customer specifications, and production instructions.
• Proficiency in operating forklifts, clamp trucks, and other warehouse equipment.
• Certification and adherence to safety standards for equipment operation.
• Ability to verify shipments against relevant documentation.
• Skill in preparing and processing shipping paperwork.
• Ability to communicate effectively with carriers, suppliers, and trucking companies.
• Capability to inspect trailers for cleanliness, leaks, or damage.
• Proficiency in tracking, weighing, counting, and recording materials.
• Experience in performing raw material counts and maintaining inventory records.
• Ability to participate in physical inventories.
• Skill in monitoring warehouse records and reporting discrepancies.
• Experience entering warehouse movements and inventory transactions into systems like Oracle.
• Knowledge of food safety and quality standards for inbound and outbound materials.
• Understanding of proper documentation for food safety and quality data.
• Ability to report product or process failures impacting food safety.
• Skills in maintaining forklifts and warehouse equipment, including inspections and reporting maintenance needs.
• Ability to keep warehouse areas clean, organized, and free of debris.
• Capability to order warehouse and operational supplies.
• Willingness to assist production operations as directed.
• Ability to meet deadlines and demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of company safety policies, Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements, and Employee Handbook rules.
• Adherence to cGMP, PPE, food safety, and quality assurance guidelines.
• Ability to use required protective equipment and report damaged or missing safety devices.
• Willingness to report hazards, regulatory violations, or unsafe conditions.
• Ability to participate in audits and inspections.
• Willingness to request supervisory guidance when procedures are not understood.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Oracle or other warehouse management systems.

Responsibilities

• Read work orders, requisitions, customer specifications, and production instructions to determine item movement needs.
• Load, unload, move, convey, and stage materials and products safely and efficiently.
• Operate forklifts, clamp trucks, and other warehouse equipment in accordance with certification and safety standards.
• Dock, move, and set up trailers for customer deliveries.
• Sort and store materials on racks, shelves, bins, silos, or refrigerated rooms according to specified requirements.
• Open bales, crates, and containers safely.
• Arrange stock parts in specified sequence for production or assembly.
• Fill work orders or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distribute them to production workers.
• Drive vehicles to transport stored items from the warehouse to the plant or to pick up items for shipment.
• Receive incoming supplies, raw materials, and finished goods into the warehouse.
• Verify shipments against purchase orders, invoices, bills of lading, and UPS/FedEx documentation.
• Oversee proper loading, unloading, handling, and documentation of shipments.
• Prepare and process packing lists, bills of lading, shipping paperwork, and parcels.
• Communicate with carriers, suppliers, and trucking companies regarding shipments and trailer availability.
• Inspect trailers for cleanliness, leaks, or damage prior to loading.
• Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Track, weigh, count, and record materials to ensure conformance with company standards.
• Perform daily raw material counts and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Participate in monthly and annual physical inventories.
• Monitor warehouse records and report discrepancies, damages, or shortages.
• Enter all warehouse movements, transfers, work orders, and inventory transactions into Oracle or other warehouse systems.
• Monitor and verify inbound and outbound materials to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Ensure all product contact surfaces are restored to a sanitary condition after job completion.
• Correctly document food safety and quality data.
• Report product or process failures that may impact food safety to Quality, Maintenance, or Line Supervision immediately.
• Maintain forklifts and warehouse equipment; perform inspections and report maintenance needs.
• Keep warehouse, silo, and trucking area clean, organized, and free of debris.
• Order warehouse and operational supplies as needed.
• Assist production operations as directed by management.
• Perform special projects and additional related duties as assigned.
• Meet deadlines and demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Follow all company safety policies, Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements, and Employee Handbook rules.
• Adhere to cGMP, PPE, food safety, and quality assurance guidelines.
• Use required protective equipment and report damaged or missing safety devices.
• Report hazards, regulatory violations, or unsafe conditions to supervision.
• Participate in internal and external audits and inspections as required.
• Request supervisory guidance when procedures are not understood.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed