Freezer Warehouse Associate - DC

Position: FT Freezer Warehouse Associate I - DC09
Location: Butner

A great career opportunity

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize, is the parent company for Ahold Delhaize's U.S. companies, including its local brands, Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, and the U.S. services companies, Retail Business Services, Peapod Digital Labs and ADUSA Supply Chain. When considered together, the local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, operating more than 2,000 stores and distribution centers across more than 20 states and serving millions of customers each week through a uniquely local omnichannel experience.

The Ahold Delhaize USA company team includes just over 100 associates across all East Coast office locations.

As a Freezer Selector, you will be an essential part of moving product accurately and safely throughout the Distribution Center. In this position, you will be responsible for performing shipping and receiving functions as a temporary assignment until you are successfully meet the probationary period and have reached acceptable expectations required for the tasks assigned to you. Emphasis will be placed on safety and accuracy during this probationary period.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform any shipping and receiving tasks that may be assigned by supervisor or appropriate designee

• Complete all documents related to shipping and/or receiving tasks assigned

• Select and palletize grocery, produce, meat, frozen food, and dairy orders for shipment to retail stores accurately

• Operate pallet jacks, forklifts, and other material handling equipment in a safe and efficient manner

• Perform pre-operational check of pallet jacks or forklifts according to company policy

• Follow good sanitation practices; keep work area clean and free of debris

• Make recommendations for modifications to procedures or processes impacting work group or distribution center that will maximize efficiency, productivity, and reduce costs

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Education or equivalent

• Certified on a powered industrial equipment where applicable

• Familiarity/experience in a distribution environment

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated dedication to safety, with a history of working well with others and contributing to a team effort

• Considerable strength and endurance are required to safely and successfully perform these jobs. These strength and endurance demands are due to the weight of the merchandise and the frequency handled.

• Capable of being trained on mechanized material handling equipment

• Able to reach, stoop, bend, and lift up to 80 lbs. repetitively

• Able to lift 90% floor to shoulder

• Able to meet production standards set by the company

• Able to work a variety of shifts and schedules (length, time, weekends, holidays)

• Able to stand for long periods of time

• Able to hear a forced whisper at not less than 5 feet with or without use of a hearing aid

• Commitment to excellence and a willingness to be trained in a variety of positions, demonstrating multi-skill capabilities

• Able to use personal computer for data entry and research purposes

• Highly motivated self-starter and team player with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple task in a fast paced environment

• Visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye with or without corrective lenses

• Ability to wear a headset to support voice selection for all areas of warehouse selection

• Ability to work in a
-5 degree to 90+ degree Fahrenheit environment (temperature varies within each department) for long periods of time.

• Ability to read and understand written and numeric product identifiers

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we embrace and celebrate diversity. Our employees and prospective employees are treated with fairness, respect and dignity. We provide an equal opportunity workplace committed to hiring, training, compensating, and promoting persons based on their talents and abilities and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, family status, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.