Cold Chain Warehouse Associate: Forklift & Shipping

United States Cold Storage, Inc.; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K and Educational Assistance

Blue Cross Blue Shield available

Company Life Insurance

Additional benefits and perks

Job summary

United States Cold Storage, Inc. in Bethlehem, PA, is seeking a reliable Warehouse Associate to support facility operations, handling product, and maintaining safety and sanitation standards. You will assist with loading/unloading, inventory tasks, and accurate documentation.

Ideal candidates can lift heavy loads, operate forklifts and scanners, and follow procedures to protect customer product while maintaining records. This is a full-time role with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Education: 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.
• Operate warehouse equipment including forklifts, clamp trucks, slip-sheets, and turret trucks.

Responsibilities

• 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

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Strong arithmetic

Reading skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Scanners

Tablets

Radios

Computers

Job description

United States Cold Storage, Inc. in Bethlehem, PA, is seeking a reliable Warehouse Associate to support facility operations, handling product, and maintaining safety and sanitation standards. You will assist with loading/unloading, inventory tasks, and accurate documentation.

Ideal candidates can lift heavy loads, operate forklifts and scanners, and follow procedures to protect customer product while maintaining records. This is a full-time role with growth opportunities.