Warehouse Selector - Days
About The Position
As a Warehouse Selector, you will primarily work as a labor-intensive material handler, manually selecting products listed on customer orders, palletizing them, and loading them onto trucks in sequential order. You may also receive products into inventory, which requires labor-intensive product handling. The role supports shipping and receiving, inventory control, order preparation, product quality assessment, and maintaining a safe and orderly warehouse. The position is full-time, on the first shift, at Carbonella and DeSarbo in Branford, Connecticut, with an hourly pay range of $20.00–$24.00. Carbonella & DeSarbo is a private equity-backed fresh food distribution business operating in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. The company distributes fresh produce and specialty products and emphasizes customer service, product quality, food safety, and operational discipline. It operates in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, and New Jersey.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- One to two years of previous warehouse experience preferred.
- Experience navigating computer software and handheld devices that support a Warehouse Management System/ERP required.
- Good communication, organizational, time-management, and mathematical skills.
- Dependable and reliable.
- Inventory, equipment maintenance, data-entry, and computer skills may be required.
- Ability to multitask, reprioritize, make quick decisions, and follow commands of supervising staff.
- Ability to regularly lift or move objects weighing 10–75 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects weighing more than 100 pounds.
- Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl frequently; use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear regularly; and sit, climb, or balance occasionally.
- Vision capabilities required include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Adequate hearing in a loud work environment where machinery, pallet jacks, shipping vehicles, motors, and engines may be running.
- Ability to frequently enter and exit large refrigerated coolers and work in warehouse areas exposed to outdoor temperatures during shipping or receiving.
- Ability to tolerate working in temperatures ranging from 25 to 100 degrees; the work environment may be cool and wet.
- Applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Produce Pro Software.
Responsibilities
- Assist with shipping and receiving, including unloading trucks and checking in merchandise.
- Select items for customer orders and stage them in designated warehouse areas; pack boxes or handle products to address quality issues as needed.
- Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or pallets according to organizational standards.
- Open bales, crates, and other containers.
- Maintain inventory controls by collecting stock location orders, printing requests, and recording quantities received or distributed using a computer; assist with physical inventory counts as needed.
- Prepare parcels for shipping.
- Keep shelves, pallet areas, workstations, and work areas neat and orderly; sweep, dust, or mop as needed.
- Wear appropriate safety equipment.
- Assess product quality.
- Safely operate electric pallet jacks and possibly a reach machine; push or pull a hand truck.
- Meet attendance standards and follow supervising staff’s commands.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
