Warehouse Shipper

Job description:

Pay Rate: $23.65 after 6 months $24.15

Schedule: start time of 2pm, 4pm or 10pm until complete

Reports To: SHIPPING SUPERVISOR/SALES MANAGER

Position Summary

Fills orders, counts, loads, and unloads product on incoming trailers according to the shipping schedule. Position requires demonstration of competency for all on-the-job activities that may have a direct or indirect affect on product safety, legality and/or quality.

Safety Statement

For us to truly own safety, everyone has the responsibility to create a safe and heathy workplace. It is both an individual and a shared responsibility to work safely and care about the safety of our co-workers, friends, and everyone at our facility. It is also very important that we act - where necessary - to mitigate hazards and unsafe behaviors.

The Company takes seriously its responsibility to provide a work environment that is free of known safety hazards and its responsibility to provide protective equipment/interventions that mitigate known hazardous activities. Safety is the business and responsibility of every employee in the company. As such, it is your responsibility to:

· Always work and lift safely;

· Attend all safety training activities;

· Adhere to all traffic rules and laws around driving safely;

· Follow customer safety policies;

· Report all accidents and near misses; and

· Follow all safety rules including not working on energized equipment.

Position Responsibilities/Major Duties

· Ensures that product received from plant or other plants is recorded correctly.

· Load and unloads to appropriate distribution area to ensure that shipping schedules are met.

· Maintains cleanliness of work area.

· Performs other duties as directed by supervisor.

· Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures (EEO, Sexual Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)

· Performance of other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions/Requirements

LICENSE

· None Required.

MOBILITY

· Physically capable of movement to all Shipping areas.

· Ability to exert force necessary to use hand truck to transport stacked products weighing (400 lbs), up to at a distance of (300)feet. Continuously throughout the day into and out of transport trucks and low boy humps, up and down ramps with slopes up to 30N, 24' high.

· Ability to routinely stoop, bend, and lift product containers weighing (20 lbs), from floor level up to 90'.

SENSORY

· Ability to distinguish color coded equipment, containers, label, signs, etc. Ability to take verbal direction. Ability to see and understand computer printouts.

COMMUNICATION

· Speech and hearing abilities that allow the individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English, and/or another language if required.

· Ability to generate written communication and operate required office equipment. Ability to read, comprehend and practice necessary safety procedures, signs, etc.

ATTENDANCE

OTHER

· Ability to wear and use approved, applicable safety equipment, as needed.

· Must meet/maintain CDC food handling requirements and other government and/or customer requirements.

· Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.

· Ability to work in a 30N to 120N environment.

Desired Experience

· One year shipping or related experience.

Desired Education

· High School or GED and must have demonstrated ability to read, comprehend and record information applicable to the job