Shipping/Receiving at Paradise Tomato Kitchen – Louisville, Kentucky

SUMMARY:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
• Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, railcars, or lifting devices.
• Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors.
• Keep records on the use and/ or damage of stock or stock handling equipment
• Drive fork trucks in order to pick up incoming stock or to deliver parts to designated locations.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
• Mark stock items using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
• Provide assistance or direction to other warehouse/shipping & receiving workers.
• Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or using computer.
• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouse.
• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.
• Some outside work may be required unloading railcars and loading railcars.
• Adheres to and understands GMP and Safety programs.
• Understands and uses the Standard Operating Procedures for the area.
• Train new hires
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High School Diploma/GED
• One or two years related (warehouse) experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Forklift experience preferred
• Push-push experience preferred
• Scanner experience preferred
• Computer and software skills preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively with others orally or in writing.
• Must possess excellent team management.
• Ability to perform duties with minimal direction.
• Must be able to become certified and maintain certification through an OSHA approved forklift certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• The ability to perform repetitious work.
• The ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, squatting, bending, pushing, twisting, grasping, reaching, turning, stooping, climbing, and lifting.