Agriculture Procurement Clerk-Day Shift

Job Type Full‑time Description
Summary

Provides administrative support to Agriculture Procurement and Outside Production management. Provides backup support to the Agriculture Procurement Utility Clerk and the Scale House Attendants. Maintains various spreadsheets and reports.

Oversees end‑of‑shift inventories and inputs this data into Fresh Cucumber Inventory.

Uses a personal computer to create and maintain various computerized reports and spreadsheets. Enters data concerning intake of cucumbers, peppers, and other items.

Maintains spreadsheets regarding deliveries of cucumbers shipped to remote tank farms, and other information relating to the intake or sales of products.

Completes production transactions to add or relieve cucumbers from inventory, prepares and enters inventory data, and maintains inventories of bins.

Maintains inventory of movement of macro bins and other containers for each station and supplier, inventory of bin tags and various printed forms. Lifts and carries boxes of forms when needed.

Maintains various spreadsheets regarding the scheduling and delivery of incoming containers. Uses the FIFO method in regards to placement of received container loads, and inventories these barrels.

Maintains accurate and orderly files of intake information regarding physical inventory – including but not limited to newly received loads, loaded drop trailers, etc.

Assists in product movement and FIFO rotation.

Interacts with non‑employees including but not limited to truck drivers, truck brokers, station managers, and barrel brokers.

Conducts various shrink tests and researches reasoning for shrink/loss.

Tank Yard Management

Gathers, enters and monitors all information required for the Brine Yard Management System. Includes but is not limited to the date the tank was filled, recording the product used to fill the tank, all quality inspections, when the fermentation was completed, all processing information, when tanks are emptied, when special brine tanks are used, and the locations of used brine tanks.

RMDS – Raw Material Data Sheet

Acts as a fill‑in for the agriculture procurement utility clerk, receives information from Inside Production relating to raw product utilization, reviews the information verifying accuracy, and enters information into BPCS relating to the quantity of product in the jar, the quantity of product available for relish, and the quantity lost as shrinkage.

Month‑End Reporting

Gathers information from reports regarding physical inventory of green stock, brine stock, salt, etc., to perform fiscal month‑end accounting transactions.

All Jobs

Uses a personal computer for many job tasks and maintains accurate and orderly computer and/or paper files. Maintains a neat and orderly workplace and follows safety rules and company policies.

Other Duties

Cleans scales as needed. Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc., as appropriate. Receives written and verbal instructions on the above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.

High school graduate required; some college a plus. Ability to speak, read and write in English required; conversational Spanish skills a plus. Intermediate level computer skills and knowledge of standard business software required. Math requirements include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

Personal computer, 2‑way radio, remote control for gate, standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

Stooping, pushing, pulling, reaching, fingering, grasping, lifting, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, light work. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection involving small defects, use of measurement devices, etc.

Work Environment

Works primarily around others in a workstation, and outside approximately 50‑75% of working hours, subject to wide seasonal temperature variations and intermittent wetting from rain. Lifts and carries up to 15 pounds. On occasion may be asked to work either day or night shift. Vacation usage is limited during peak intake season.