1st Shift Warehouse Associate

Moms Meals, Ltd; Grinnell (IA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Mom’s Meals is seeking a Warehouse Associate to support shipping/receiving, material handling, and inventory accuracy in a on-site facility. You will load/unload shipments, verify quantities, scan products, and contribute to a safe, organized warehouse environment.

Candidates should have forklift and scanning experience, be able to work quickly and safely, and show initiative with minimal supervision. Training for Mom’s Meals forklift certification will be provided after hire, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Forklift and scanning experience required.
• Mom’s Meals forklift certification provided after hire.
• Ability to work quickly and safely.
• Initiative and ability to work with little supervision.
• General understanding of inventory management.
• Good reading comprehension, basic math & reasoning, and basic data entry.
• Good time management and prioritization skills.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• May learn/use AX computer inventory system.

Responsibilities

• Shipping/receiving, material handling and movement, storage, and tracking of materials in warehouse and freezer.
• Verify incoming/outgoing quantities and descriptions of materials.
• Receive, load and unload within warehouse and freezer.
• Scan product to proper location.
• Report defects or discrepancies to Lead/Supervisor.
• Maintain First In/First Out practices.
• Operate forklift, scanners, pallet jack, ladders, scissor lift, and other warehouse equipment.
• Record product into AX/inventory system and load to cold storage as needed.
• Pull and slack frozen product for packaging line.
• Deliver labels, pallets, etc. to production areas as required.
• Monitor truck temperatures per SOPs.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and warehouse security.

Skills

Forklift experience

Scanner experience

Forklift certification

Work quickly & safely

Initiative

Inventory management

Reading & math

Data entry

Time management

Communication & teamwork

AX system

Tools

AX inventory system

Job description

The Kitchen Warehouse Associate utilizes systematic approaches to loading/unload shipments, ensuring shipments are correct, material handling, maintaining an accurate physical inventory, and assisting with maintaining an organized and safe warehouse.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

• Responsible for shipping/receiving, material handling and movement, storage, and tracking of raw and finished products and other components into & through the warehouse and freezer
• Verify incoming/outgoing quantities and description of materials
• Receive in any/all trucks, load and unload material within warehouse and freezer
• Scan product in and out to proper location
• Report any defects, damage, or discrepancies; identify damaged, lost, or missing materials and notifies Lead/Supervisor immediately
• Ensure First In/First Out practices maintained
• Operate forklift, scanners, pallet jack, ladders, scissor lift, and other warehouse equipment
• Check product in from Sysco and cold storage and input into AX/inventory system appropriately
• Accurately load completed meals to cold storage/Ankeny as requested while correctly completing Bill of Lading
• Pull and slack frozen product to be used on packaging line
• Deliver labels, P2’s, pallets, etc. as needed to Plate & Pack, CCRTE, or other production areas as needed
• Monitor truck temps per our SOPs
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe work area
• Help maintain proper warehouse security

Required Skills and Experience

• Previous forklift and scanning experience
• Candidate will obtain Mom's Meals forklift certification upon hire
• Ability to work quickly and safely
• Initiative and ability to work with little supervision
• General understanding of inventory management
• Good reading comprehension, basic math & reasoning skills, and basic data entry ability
• Good time management and prioritization skills
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• May learn/use some aspects of AX computer inventory system

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 2 years' warehouse, shipping/receiving, or material handling experience
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing and/or food distribution industry

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
• Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
• Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Able to perform repetitive movements
• Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)

Company Overview

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

Job Category: Kitchen – Warehouse

Job Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift

Location Type: On-site