Warehousing/Forklift

Job Title: Packaging/Pellet Warehouse 

Reports To: Warehouse Manager / Production Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB: 

The Warehouse Personnel is responsible for efficiently handling, organizing, and moving inventory within the warehouse environment. They perform a variety of tasks, including sorting, stacking, loading, unloading, and maintaining accurate records to ensure smooth operations and timely order fulfillment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Daily: 

• Sorting boxes by type and brand, ensuring proper organization and easy accessibility of inventory.
• Safelystackingboxes on skids, securelytapingtop layers, and positioning skids in designated areas within the warehouse.
• Loading trucks as needed and unloading incoming goods, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in the delivery process.
• Hand-loading boxes into trailers, adhering to safetyprotocolsand handling procedures.
• Maintaining records of skids and labels used for inventory management and record-keeping purposes.
• Completing HACCP paperwork to ensure compliance with food safety standards and regulations.
• Performing cleanup tasks as necessary tomaintaina clean and safe working environment.
• Scanning pallets into correct locations in the warehouse management system (E21) foraccurateinventory tracking.
• Staging, picking, and completing shipping forms and scans in E21, ensuringaccurateandtimelyorder processing.
• Shuttle finished products and raw materials between warehouses asrequiredto support production and shipping operations.
• Performing any other duties assigned by the Supervisor to support overall warehouse operations and meet business needs.

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TOO:

• Lock Out Tag Out 
• Do not stack boxes/skids too high orunsafe
• Chock trailers when loading/unloading
• Bevery cautiouswhenoperatingtheforklift
• Follow all Food Safetyregulations
• Wear hearing protection in all areas of theplant
• Follow all common employee safetypractices
• Follow proper procedures when changing propane onforklift
• Wear Seatbelt when drivingforklift
• Do not block emergency exits, firedoorsor eye washstations
• Wear all PPE including mandatory slip resistant steel toeshoes

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

• Ability to read andcomprehendsimple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Bi-lingual is notrequiredbut is aplus

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: 

• Ability to apply commonsenseunderstanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: 

• Forklift Certification