1st Shift Freight Handler

Gordon Food Service; Florida; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Store discount

Wellness reimbursement

Profit sharing & 401(k) with company 


Internal leadership from within

Job summary

Gordon Food Service is seeking a warehouse/freight handler in Plant City, FL. The role involves safely unloading pallets from trailers, breaking down products for pallet configuration, and ensuring accurate pallet setup.

You will work Sunday through Friday with Tuesday and Saturday off, 1st shift starting at 5:00 AM, and must be able to endure cold or hot conditions. Starting pay is $18.60 per hour, with weekly pay, benefits from day one, and a range of rewards including a $500 wellness

Qualifications

• Warehouse experience preferred.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Safely remove pallets from trailers and break down products for correct pallet configuration.
• Separate inbound freight by item code onto pallets; ensure damaged product is not received.
• Account for the structural integrity of pallets and maintain accuracy in storage.

Skills

Warehouse experience

English proficiency

Ability to work in extreme temps

Job description

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...

Distribution Center Address : 1410 Gordon Food Service Dr, Plant City FL

Pay: Starting at $18.60/hour

Work Schedule:

• Sunday - Friday work week, with Tuesday and Saturday off
• 1st Shift - 5:00 AM - Finish

Total Rewards at GFS

• Affordable benefits plansstart on day one!
• Weekly pay
• 10% Store Discount
• $500 Wellness reimbursement
• Profit sharing & 401(k) with company match
• 95% of leadership is hired from within GFS - start your career here!

Gordon Food Service takes pride in delivering seamless order processing and delivery to our customers, and our warehouse staff is the backbone of our success. As afreight handler, you'll support our team bysafely removing pallets of product from the trailer and breaking down the product for the correct pallet configuration.You will alsoseparate inbound freight by item code onto good pallets, ensure that damaged product is properly accounted for and not received into the warehouse for sale inventory, and account for the structural integrity of pallets.

Check out what some of our current team members have to say about working in our manual distribution center:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeW98lEdCKo

Does this look like you?

• You must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed - holidays are very important to our customers!
• We have frozen products - your ability to work in extreme cold or hot conditions (-25F to 100F) is required while you're here.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Warehouse experience proffered
• Successfully pass a drug test that will assess drug usage and a background check.
• Prior warehouse experience preferred

Gordon Food Service encourages veterans and active military members to apply

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.