Shipping & Receiving Associate, Day Shift

Vital Farms; Manitoba; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Canada, Manitoba seeks a Shipping & Receiving Associate for day shifts. In this role, you will work in an advanced facility, handling eggs and other materials. Responsibilities include loading trucks, organizing inventory, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have shipping experience, strong attention to detail, and basic math skills. This is a physically demanding position requiring the ability to lift up to 60 pounds.

Qualifications

• 1 year of shipping and receiving experience.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in English.
• Certification to operate a forklift or pallet jack.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload products in a warehouse environment.
• Organize finished goods according to FIFO standards.
• Provide excellent customer service to drivers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Basic math skills

Manual dexterity

Tools

Electric pallet jack

Forklift

DSI scanning system

Job description

Shipping & Receiving Associate, Day Shift

Springfield, MO ECS

Internal Job Posting
This posting is intended for current Vital Farms employees. If you are not an employee, please visit our careers page to view available opportunities and follow the appropriate application process.

Shipping and Receiving - Night Shift

Schedule

• Week 1: 2 days on / 2 days off / 3 days on
• Week 2: 2 days off / 2 days on / 3 days off
• Shifts: 12 hour shifts
  • Day Crew – 6am to 6pm
• 2-2-3 Schedule
• Night Shift – +$3/hour shift differential

As a Shipping and Receiving Associate at Vital Farms, you will work within our state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing and production facility to load and unload our pasture‑raised eggs from our family farms. This role at Egg Central Station (ECS) is critical in bridging the gap from local family farms to grocery stores for our consumers. You’ll be on your feet during each twelve‑hour shift, moving, lifting, loading and working with air–conditioned and sunlight‑filled warehouse.

What You’ll Do

• You will be receiving various orders, including eggs, paper goods, and materials using electric pallet jacks, forklifts, and scanners for efficiency.
• Focusing on customer satisfaction, you will be loading trucks to ship orders to distribution centers and/or grocery retailers.
• To ensure that our standard of quality is being met, you will be organizing our finished goods area to accommodate the FIFO method of goods.
• Successfully use DSI scanning system to monitor movement of finished goods.
• Creating an excellent customer experience for our drivers will be your priority.
• Build pallets as needed for orders.
• Some of your time will be spent reading and understanding bill of ladings and sales orders to ensure efficient product movement.

What You Bring to the Table

• 1 year of shipping and receiving experience.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow specific instructions.
• Basic math skills.
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English for safety reasons.
• Able to be certified to operate a forklift or pallet jack.
• Able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch for extended periods of time.
• Good manual dexterity working with hands to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Able to frequently lift and / or move up to 60 pounds.
• Able to work safely in an environment when exposed to wet conditions.
• Follow all personal safety and food safety requirements rigorously.
• Ensure work area is clean and free of any hazard.

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