Warehouse Utility

Utz Quality Foods • Lancaster, PA

258d

About The Position

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a versatile Warehouse Utility Associate to join our Sales Operations team, supporting our distribution centers in Lancaster, PA & Lebanon, PA. This dynamic role involves floating between locations to ensure smooth warehouse operations and provide coverage as needed. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory accuracy, product rotation, organization, and warehouse security, as well as covering open sales routes and delivering product to customers when necessary.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent or 2+ years of relevant experience working in a warehouse preferred.
• Prior experience using an Enterprise Resource System such as D365 is highly preferred.
• Requires organization and attention to details to maintain accurate inventory, records, and rotation of product at the distribution center.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Requires basic math skills.
• Requires independent decision making on inventory needs, especially during promotional activity.
• Requires a valid driver's license.
• Must have, or be able to obtain, a DOT medical card.
• Must be 19 years old or older.
• Must be able to operate a route sales delivery step van or box truck in a safe and competent manner.
• Able to fill in and cover open routes as necessary.
• Ability to drive a forklift and/or use a hand jack may be required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Outlook/Excel.
• Requires use of hands for simple grasping.
• Requires the ability to walk, sit, talk, bend, stand, twist, push, and pull frequently and for long periods.
• Driving a company vehicle, a van or a box truck, is required.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, pull, load, and transport light to medium weight products.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that warehouse is opened and closed at scheduled times.
• Checks product that Independent Operators and Distributors pick and load, signing load tickets to verify correct inventory.
• Assists with training new warehouse team members.
• Orders inventory. Receives, stores, loads, and ensures all products and materials are accounted for and kept in excellent condition.
• Unloads trailers that arrive at the center and checks trailer loads for accuracy.
• Maintains an accurate daily inventory balances.
• Uses a hand-held computer to balance the daily inventory (warehouse inventory, daily orders, extra orders, return to stock, trailer loads).
• Accepts and checks return to stock product and stale and damaged products.
• Places returned cardboard and stale and damaged product on trailers.
• Maintains cleanliness of warehouse, including the restroom(s).
• Keeps warehouse organized including product rotation.
• Covers open routes as directed by the management.
• Maintains the required plan-a-gram.
• Stocks sufficient quantities and varieties of product in all stores.
• Properly rotates (back to front) all merchandise on every account call and removes from the shelf any outdated or non-saleable product.
• Uses point of purchase material as needed.
• Delivers product to customers and bins as needed. Places and merchandizes authorized products in accounts that are to be serviced.
• Assists with month-end inventory counts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Employer match 401k.
• Profit sharing plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED