Checker/Shipping Freezer- Anchorage, AK

Franz Family Bakery; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Holiday and vacation

Profit sharing

401(k) plan

Job summary

Franz Family Bakery in Alaska is seeking a Shipping Checker to join our fast-paced manufacturing team. You will read orders, load trays of bakery products onto transport racks, and prepare shipments according to customer orders.

Hours vary with production needs, and shifts include day, swing, and graveyard based on seniority. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and prior experience in similar production-line duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience in production line roles in a bakery is preferred.
• Ability to stand, walk, and lift heavy loads in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Read orders and load bakery product trays onto transport racks as per order.
• Shuttle transport racks to staging areas for loading into trucks.
• Assist in loading transport trucks with racks.
• Work in a high temperature manufacturing environment with fast-paced machinery.
• Remain flexible to work any day or shift based on production needs and seniority.
• Adhere to company core values and safety procedures.

Skills

Stamina/Physical endurance

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Franz Family Bakery was founded in 1906 in the Pacific Northwest and has become one of the country’s most successful bakeries. We produce a variety of baked products, marketed under a wide range of premium labels, all made with quality ingredients and a superior baking process. We employ over 4,000 employees and distribute our products in Alaska, Idaho, California, Utah, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

Take your career to the next level and join our exciting team. Franz offers employees excellent benefits including:

• Competitive Wages - $25.933
• Generous Holiday and Vacation
• Profit Sharing and 401 (k)
• Growth and Development Opportunities

We are seeking a Shipping Checkerto join our hard working and fast-paced team.The Shipping Checker will perform shipping and receiving duties in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Shipping Checker will pull and organize orders according to product ordered and prepare the orders for shipping. Hours will vary based upon production needs and are not guaranteed.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will read orders and load trays of bakery product onto transport racks or pallets as per order.
• Physically shuttle transport racks to designated staging areas for eventual loading into transport trucks.
• Assist in the loading of transport trucks with transport racks.
• Worker must be able to constantly stand and walk on concrete or wood surfaces, including transport trailer beds.
• Frequent pushing and pulling of transport racks and carts is necessary.
• Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling, reaching, lifting, carrying is required.
• Repetitive use of both upper extremities for loading transport carts with bakery product trays.
• Frequent to constant handling and grasping of bakery product trays, transport racks, carts, etc.
• Additional duties and/or responsibilities as assigned.
• SHIFT & HOURS: New employees will be assigned to any work day: Monday through Sunday; and any shift: Day, Swing and/or Graveyard based upon production needs. A set schedule of days and shifts will be based solely upon seniority.
• High school graduate or GED.
• Previous experience in similar production line duties at a large commercial or artisan bakery is preferred.
• Work experience in other similar industrial, manufacturing or a production-line environment may substitute.
• Ability to work in a high temperature environment supporting fast paced machinery.
• Ability to quickly learn new job tasks and flexibility to work in different jobs as needed.
• Must be able to work any day, including holidays, or any shift.
• Adherence to company core values.

Franz Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

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