WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE

United States Cold Storage, Inc. • Quakertown, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

USCS is hiring a full-time Warehouse Associate in Operations. The role contributes to effective facility operations through safe and sanitary product handling, organization, order preparation, loading and unloading, and adherence to customer and company standards. The position involves working with customer products in a cold-chain warehouse, including verifying product condition, temperature, production codes, quantities, pallet stacking, and lot numbers.

The role requires safely using warehouse equipment to move, stack, stage, and ship product; maintaining and inspecting equipment; assisting with inventories; and reporting product or process issues. Work may take place in temperatures from +50°F to -30°F, with moderate noise. Additional work hours may be requested by management. Minimal travel is indicated. The position reports to a Supervisor.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Bend and lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Lift up to 70 pounds occasionally with assistance.
• Work in temperatures ranging from +50°F to -30°F with moderate noise levels.
• Lift overhead when required; stand and walk for extended periods; use stairs; and perform other physical activities needed for everyday tasks.
• Use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls.
• Have attention to detail; effective communication, vision, and hearing; and strong arithmetic and reading skills.
• Operate scanners, tablets, radios, phones, computers, and other essential warehouse equipment as required.
• Operate a registered motor vehicle if it is part of daily tasks.
• Follow verbal and written instructions and company policies.
• Work independently, coordinate with others, communicate and interact frequently, and manage stress while meeting productivity guidelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a professional demeanor in appearance and communications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to facility operations through proper product handling and organization and by following safety and sanitation standards.
• Unload and load trailers, verifying proper product stacking and that products are not mixed on pallets.
• Verify customer product is accounted for, free of infestation, within production-code requirements, and within acceptable temperature ranges before storage.
• Identify and recover damaged received or shipped product in accordance with company policy, and report shortages and overages to a supervisor.
• Assist with physical inventories as needed to safeguard customer product.
• Pull and prepare product for shipment, confirming product quantity, type, storage location, and lot numbers against picking documents.
• Stack product to build pallets and tape or stretch-wrap them as required for stability.
• Perform picking duties efficiently in accordance with customer-service and company standards.
• Move product from staging or storage areas into railcars or trailers.
• Safely operate forklifts, clamp trucks, slip-sheets, and turret trucks to load, unload, move, stack, and stage product.
• Keep equipment and materials neat, clean, and orderly, and inspect equipment daily for safe operation.
• Maintain a professional demeanor, attend staff or customer meetings as required, and participate in safety and educational training.
• Take initiative to prevent product, process, and quality-system non-conformities; identify and report issues; propose and implement solutions through appropriate channels; and ensure solutions are effective.
• Follow posted building security procedures and company policies.

Benefits

• 401(k) after one year for full-time employees not under contract.
• Educational assistance after one year for full-time employees not under contract.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage is available after 30 days of service, if elected.
• Company life insurance.
• A variety of additional benefits and perks.

What This Job Offers

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