Cold-Chain Warehouse Associate

United States Cold Storage, Inc.; Indiana, Northern (PA, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Educational Assistance after 1 year

Blue Cross Blue Shield after 30 days

Company Life Insurance

Additional benefits and perks

Job summary

United States Cold Storage, Inc. is seeking a dedicated warehouse associate to join our operations team. You will help ensure safe handling, accurate picking, loading, and inventory control in a cold storage environment.

The role requires physical endurance, ability to lift heavy loads, operate forklifts and scanners, and maintain clean, organized work areas while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Bend and lift up to 50 lbs regularly.
• Lift up to 70 lbs occasionally, with assistance.
• Work in a temperature range from +50°F to -30°F with moderate noise levels.
• Stand and walk for extended periods.
• Use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls.
• Operate scanners, tablets, radios, phones, computers, and other essential warehouse equipment.
• Additional work hours may be requested by management to help manage employee production, projects, and or special events.
• Be a self-starter, able to work independently and coordinate with others.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing stress and meeting productivity guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the overall effectiveness of facility operations through proper product handling, organization, and adherence to safety and sanitation standards.
• Unload and load trailers verifying proper product stacking and that product is not being mixed on pallets.
• Ensure that all customer product is accounted for, free of infestation, production codes are in check, and product is within its acceptable temperate range prior to placing the product into storage.
• Identify and recover any received or shipped damaged product consistent with company policy. Report all shortages and overages to your supervisor.
• Assist in physical inventories, when necessary, to ensure the safekeeping of the customer’s product.
• Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is located and shipped, that product comes from the proper location, and that the lot numbers correspond to the picking documents.
• Stack product to build pallets and tape or stretch-wrap them as required to ensure product stability.
• Perform picking duties in an efficient manner that meets customer service and/or company standards.
• Pallets height can reach up to seven (7) feet.
• Efficiently move product from the staging or storage areas into railcars or trailers.
• Safety operate various pieces of equipment including forklifts, clamp trucks, slip-sheets, and turret trucks to load, unload, move, stack and stage product.
• Maintain equipment and materials in a neat, clean orderly fashion.
• Inspect equipment daily to ensure it is operating in a safe manner.

Skills

Safety compliance

Physical endurance

Teamwork

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Follow instructions

Time management

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Tools

Forklifts

Clamp trucks

Turret trucks

Scanners

Tablets

Radios

Phones

Computers

Job description

United States Cold Storage, Inc. is seeking a dedicated warehouse associate to join our operations team. You will help ensure safe handling, accurate picking, loading, and inventory control in a cold storage environment.

The role requires physical endurance, ability to lift heavy loads, operate forklifts and scanners, and maintain clean, organized work areas while adhering to safety and quality standards.