Warehouse Loader- 1st Shift
About The Position
At KeHE, we're obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we're committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you'll be embarking on a career that's moving forward. When you join KeHE, you're becoming part of a team that is a force for good. The Warehouse Loaderorganizes the loading dock and loads customer orders accurately per route sequence and dispatch time.
Requirements
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
- A minimum of two (2) years experience working in a warehouse environment.
- Previous experience operating powered industrial equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jacks, stock pickers, etc.)
Nice To Haves
- OSHA Forklift Certification strongly preferred.
- Ability to communicate well with internal customers and management.
- Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed.
- Ability to efficiently work independent of direct supervision.
Responsibilities
- Operate powered industrial truck equipped with lifting device such as forklift or hand jack to manipulate product.
- Take inventory of materials on loading dock, and ensure that all product is accurately staged, properly stacked, and appropriately shrink-wrapped.
- Determine appropriate loading configuration, taking into account stop order, product mix, and routing, to ensure maximum cube utilization.
- Load product into truck on pallets or by hand stacking or a combination thereof.
- Ensure the method of loading prohibits damage in transit.
- Check for frozen perishable product on cooler dock and merge with correct order.
- Ensure all non-food items are also loaded, i.e. pallet jacks, display racks, mail.
- Other duties and special projects as requested.
- Must maintain good attendance.
- Maintain safe work practices.
- Maintain safeguards of confidential company information.
Benefits
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
