Responsibilities:
This position provides the labour required for the warehouse operations within the distribution centre.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
Replenishment
- Keep pick-slots full; replenish line, flow racks, and bulk locations
- Rotate inventory; this is crucial in the freezer and cooler as well as items in the dry area.
- All movement of product must be kept track of as well as followed by the physical movement of the product
- Place all product in proper pick-slots, never set product off to the side
- Take damaged product to recoup area
- Keep up to date on product changes, substitutions, and promotions
- Perform freezer/cooler selection: Accurately selecting product to be loaded on company trailers
- Ensure proper stop sequence and construction on all pallets/carts selected
- Ensure loading of product selected is in its proper place on the company trailer
- Responsible for load quality and reliability
- Put away all returns at the end of assigned shift
- Perform dry selection: Accurately selecting product to be loaded on company trailers.
- Ensure proper stop sequence and construction on all pallets selected.
- Ensure loading of product selected is in its proper place on the company trailer
- Perform receiving duties: The accurate receiving of all in-bound loads
- Correct any labeling issues during put away or restocking that could result in errors
- To ensure proper dock flow, work with other receivers in directing the activities of the put away team
- Perform the put away function as needed.
- Resolve any receiving issues before the end of assigned shift
- Perform put away duties: The accurate put away of all product
- Place received product in reserve slots nearest pick location, unless otherwise directed
- Rotate product in racks before placing newer product into a slot
- As needed, break down loads to fit into company racking
- Resolve all put away errors throughout assigned shift. Error file must be free of errors by the end of assigned shift
- Change batteries in equipment as needed
- Check and evaluate work against quality standards
- Ensure work area is kept clean at all times
- Organize own work to maximize safety and efficiency. Identify and correct potentially unsafe situations and conditions
- Perform all other related duties as assigned
- Responsibilities are performed with minimum supervision and communication from the Warehouse Shift Supervisor
- Ensure the operations follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)/Good Drivers Practices (GDP) for transport rules and regulations
- Other projects or duties as assigned
- High School or equivalent experience and exceptional ability
- Must be able to work in a cold or freezer environment
- Able to repetitively lift and move heavy boxes (up to 55lbs)
- Warehouse experience in high-volume, food-service, distribution or logistics or equivalent experience is an asset
- Forklift and electric pallet jack experience is an asset
- Team player
- Good communication skills
- Great work ethic, high initiative, self-motivation and positive attitude
- Ability to multi-task, time management skills, detail-oriented
- Effective problem solving skills
- This position must pass a post-offer background check