Associate, Warehouse Operations (Loader) - C1

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time • Pay Range: $20.75/Hr. - $20.75/Hr. • Shift Days: SU M TH F, Shift Time: 7:00 AM • Benefits after 30 days • Health/Rx • Dental • Vision • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA) • Supplemental life insurance • 401(k) • Paid time off • Paid sick time • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD) • Employee stock ownership (ESOP) • Holiday pay for company designated holidays

Overview

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Warehouse Loader organizes the loading dock and loads customer orders accurately per route sequence and dispatch time.

Essential Functions

• Operate powered industrial truck equipped with lifting device such as forklift or hand jack to manipulate product. • Take inventory of materials on loading dock, and ensure that all product is accurately staged, properly stacked, and appropriately shrink-wrapped. • Determine appropriate loading configuration, taking into account stop order, product mix, and routing, to ensure maximum cube utilization. • Load product into truck on pallets or by hand stacking or a combination thereof. • Ensure the method of loading prohibits damage in transit. • Check for frozen perishable product on cooler dock and merge with correct order. • Ensure all non-food items are also loaded, i.e. pallet jacks, display racks, mail. • Other duties and special projects as requested. • Must maintain good attendance. • Maintain safe work practices. • Maintain safeguards of confidential company information.

Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required. • A minimum of two (2) years experience working in a warehouse environment. • Previous experience operating powered industrial equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jacks, stock pickers, etc.)

Qualifications / Additional Skills / Aptitude:

• OSHA Forklift Certification strongly preferred. • Ability to communicate well with internal customers and management. • Ability to follow safe working practices, as instructed. • Ability to efficiently work independent of direct supervision.