SUMMARY:
Uses powered industrial equipment to receive, store, pick, and load products in a fast-paced warehouse. Helps maintain a clean, organized, and safe workplace by addressing safety and housekeeping needs. This position primarily works in cooler and freezer environments.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Unloads and depalletizes products off trailers; receives product into inventory and ensure accurate transactions to maintain inventory control.
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Transports product to stow locations and puts away.
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Selects product to build orders according to assigned load tickets and apply stretch wrap to secure product on the pallet.
- Load product onto trailers to ensure safe transport.
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Utilize computer systems to receive incomingprocess outgoing orders.
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Safely operate a powered pallet jack, forklift, or other powered industrial equipment.
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Ensure neat/clean environment in compliance with Company Safety and Sanitation requirements, discard materials in the proper manner.
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Ensure compliance with regulatory and company policies and procedures.
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Responsible for meeting productivity requirements.
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Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the Company, and the community; and maintains the professional competence, knowledge, and skill necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
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Poses no direct threat to the health or safety of himself/herself, of others, or to property. Defined as a significant risk of substantial harm that cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level by reasonable accommodation.
- Requires regular attendance to perform essential element as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
- Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
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High School Diploma or Equivalent
Experience
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6 months' experience in a warehouse setting
Skills
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Ability to pass the Lift Truck Operator Training Course test.
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Ability to read, write, speak English.
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Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
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1 year experience on a stand-up reach truck
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONWORKING CONDITIONS:
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This position requires the employee to regularly stand, walk, and communicate effectively by talking and hearing. Frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling are required. Occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, reaching, and the use of hands for handling, grasping, and feeling objects are also necessary. Employees may occasionally use their sense of taste and smell while performing job duties. This position requires sufficient visual ability to perform job duties.
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The employee must frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and move more than 100 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
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This position regularly involves exposure to wet and humid conditions, moving mechanical equipment, and cold temperatures. Employees are expected to work for extended periods in freezer, cooler, and dry warehouse environments. The work environment is typically loud.
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Reasonable accommodation may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ABOUT UPPER LAKES FOODS
Upper Lakes Foods is the largest independent, wholesale food distributor in Minnesota. The company has three facilities located in Cloquet, MN, Northfield, MN and Janesville, WI. We distribute food throughout the Upper Midwest. Upper Lakes Foods specializes in serving foodservice operators such as independent restaurants, assisted living facilities, schools, and national and regional foodservice chain accounts with a strong focus on customer service. Simply put, the mission is to build value for each customer, employee, supplier and community we serve by bringing the best, the best products, best people and best ideas.
