Loader​/stager

Location

Salem, OR, US, 97301

Employment Type:

Hourly

Work Designation:
Onsite

Shift: First

Primary purpose is to safely perform the warehousing duties and responsibilities listed below for both external and internal customers.

• Operate Ventura Foods material handling equipment in a safe manner.
  • Perform proper pre-operation inspections on all equipment.
  • Report any safety hazards.
  • Become proficient at forklift, pallet jack, Pallet Transfer Station and other warehouse equipment operation.
  • Avoid damage to product, ingredients, packaging, equipment, vehicles and facility.
  • Maintain all equipment as directed.
• Adhere to all accepted Safety, GMP, warehouse, and customer-specific practices.
  • Work safely at all times, strictly following Ventura Foods safety rules and guidelines.
  • Keep all work and storage areas clean and hazard-free.
  • Strictly follow all Ventura Foods GMP procedures.
  • Maintain product, packaging and ingredient storage in a manner consistent with proper food safety and within all specifications including proper stock rotation, refrigeration and tempering requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization for warehouse, facility and outside areas.
  • Arrange warehouse for efficient space utilization and to maximize put-away and staging storage capacity.
  • Empty garbage cans, sweep, vacuum, paint, cobweb removal and operate floor scrubber.
  • Other cleaning and weed removal as directed.
• Use AS400 / JDE computer system, RF system and any other business systems to perform and record warehouse functions.
  • Pick orders and assign load ’s / outbound LPs using the RF system.
  • Record pallet movements, adjustments, loading, pallet type changes, etc. using the RF system.
  • Look up product lot codes and locations using the AS400 / JDE and the RF system as needed.
  • Print pick tickets, Bill of Ladings, PO Receiving documents, confirm loading, etc. using the RF system and the AS400 / JDE.
  • Properly maintain and account for all RF and AS400 / JDE equipment as instructed.
• Stage orders for shipment.
  • Accurately assemble orders for shipment based on order shipping schedule and management instructions using pick tickets, loading manifests, and other instructions.
  • Hand stack, stretch wrap, tie and otherwise prepare pallets of product, ingredients, packaging, etc. for shipment.
  • Stage and ship all items according to proper item numbers and correct lot code rotation.
  • Stage orders on proper designated white wood, CHEP or other pallets per order and customer requirements.
• Labeling
  • Label and relabel finished product as needed to fill Ventura Foods and customer needs.
  • Properly document all labeling transactions.
  • Print Pallet License Plates, Load IDs, Outbound LPs and any other labels as directed using in-plant equipment and processes.
  • Properly store, sort, rewind and cycle count labels as directed.

• High school diploma or GED, or 3-5 years experience in a Warehouse / Production environment. Minimum of 3-5 years of forklift driving experience.

• Retirement savings options
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
• On-the-job training

All jobs require sufficient physical strength and dexterity to perform the required task(s) and typically also require at a minimum: intermittent…