3rd Shift Receiver
Work Schedule: Sunday – Thursday, 8pm – 4am
Employment Type: Full-Time
Pay Rate: Starting at $18/hour, based on experience
Start Date: ASAP
Job Overview
Bring on the fruits and veg! As Receiver for our Operations team, in this hands-on role you will organize and facilitate the receiving, quality checking, and storage of incoming and outbound products that are some of the most interesting, exciting, and fun specialty produce. It’s one of the most important jobs in our company! This fast-paced role is for people who are collaborative, energetic, and upbeat!
What Makes This Job Great
There are lots of other jobs out there with big-name companies.
Why choose JVI? Here’s what we think:
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Never Boring: You’ll be a key part of the process of getting healthy food from farms to tables.
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Feel at Home: JVI is a family-owned business, and we are a close-knit team – here you are a name, not a number.
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Teammate You Can Rely On: Many of our employees have been on the team for 20+ years. They know JVI is a great place to work, and stay!
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Great Benefits: From FREE high-quality medical and dental insurance for you AND your dependents to a retirement plan with a generous employer match, you and your family will be well taken care of at JVI.
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Weekly Paycheck: Don’t wait for that paycheck. JVI sends you home with cash every week. You may even pick up some overtime pay.
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Easy Commute: We're centrally located right off I-95 and I-76 near the Philadelphia Airport – the perfect location for anyone living in the Greater Philadelphia region.
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Skills Training: We offer ongoing training so you can improve your resume. We will ensure you are trained and certified to operate all warehouse equipment including forklifts and electric pallet jacks.
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Union Representation: This role is part of the Teamsters Local #929 Union. We're proud to support union labor.
What Makes You a Great Candidate
We are looking for diverse, energetic, collaborative people who love fast-paced work and have an eye for detail.
Do you have what it takes to physically break down and restack pallets of product, determine the quality of products, adjust/receive in the computer system, and ensure that product count matches invoice amounts with the best on our team?-
Eye for Detail – We need your expertise to separate merchandise according to shipper, item, size, color, lot, etc., also reporting product quality and condition issues to sales or buyers by phone or email, filing company receiving reports as needed.
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Inventory Management Skills – Adjusting quantities and receiving lots in the computer, following established company procedures for proper “product put away” in appropriate locations in the warehouse (ex: coolers and storage areas), rotating existing stock in coolers when putting away, and writing Return tickets for merchandise returned by customers.
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Reliable & Responsible – We need you! Can you show up for your teammates?
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Ability to Work Independently – Taking initiative, performing tasks with minimal supervision, strong problem-solving skills, and taking ownership.
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Eligibility to Work in the U.S. – You must be eligible to work in the US.
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High school diploma or equivalent
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Strong interpersonal skills along with basic math skills
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Proficiency with using computers (Windows, Excel, Word)
About the Job
What does a JVI Receiver do? Your primary focus will be unloading/supervising the unloading of trucks and verifying that the product counts match quantities on bills of lading invoices. You’ll become an expert in handling fresh fruits and vegetables. You’ll also follow company protocols and procedures when it comes to checking and documenting quality and condition on each lot of each shipment, marking count discrepancies and quality or condition problems on all bills of lading or invoices. Order fulfillment (properly loading outbound customer orders on trucks and processing paperwork) is also a key part of the role.
What’s it like in our coolers?-
Temperature: Our warehouse ranges in temperature from 32-65°F, but don’t worry, we provide a few layers. Plus our breakroom is warm and well stocked with coffee, tea, and water.
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Activity Level: You’ll be moving around pretty much all day from cooler to cooler. We’ll supply you with an electric pallet jack, but there is a lot of hop-on hop-off.
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Safety First: We are a SAFETY FIRST culture here at JVI – full stop. We have policies in place to ensure this is a safe, healthy environment for you and all our team members. We also want you to be at your best in order to perform all tasks and duties in an efficient and safe manner.
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Warehouse Intensity: While you’re busy, our cash and carry customers may also be selecting their own orders in the cooler. Be prepared to navigate during busy hours.
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Collaboration: You may be asked to assign and direct other selectors or staff members to assist in unloading, product put away or lot rotation, also assisting with customer order selection or picking as needed.
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Dress Code: We require that you wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes (preferably comfortable ones!) with socks and long pants. You’ll also need to wear a Hi-Vis reflector jacket when on the job, which we will provide. We ask that your clothing does not have any potentially offensive writing or drawings, but outside of that: be you!
About the Benefits
Ok, so
what’s really in it for you? Let’s get down to it:
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Competitive wage, paid weekly
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Opportunity for overtime pay
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FREE healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) for you AND your dependents
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Retirement savings plan with employer match
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Paid holidays (after 90-day introductory period)
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Paid sick time
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Optional Aflac plans: short-term disability, life insurance, and accident plans
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Range of available shifts
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True full-time – We DO NOT cut hours!
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Free coffee & snacks
About John Vena Inc.
John Vena Inc. (AKA JVI) is a specialty produce wholesaler, distributor, and importer. We’ve been in business since 1919 – that’s more than 100 years! We source fruits, vegetables, and herbs from hundreds of growers around the world and distribute them to retailers, foodservice distributors, and food manufacturers up and down the East Coast. Our home is in the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market in Southwest Philadelphia. You can’t miss our facility – the building is more than a quarter mile long!
How to Get Started
You can apply right here online. We just need some basic information and a resume to get started. If you need help with your application, or you have questions about a job, you can contact us here: https://www.johnvenaproduce.com/contact-us .
John Vena Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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