Expeditor

Ben E. Keith Company; New Brockton (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned leader in food and beverage distribution, where your contributions are valued. This role involves efficiently loading and selecting products, operating forklifts, and ensuring customer satisfaction through accurate order assembly. With a commitment to employee growth and community support, this company offers a dynamic work environment where diversity is celebrated. If you're looking for a rewarding career in a supportive atmosphere, this opportunity is ideal for you.

Benefits

Short and Long Term Disability

401K with matching contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Educational Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Employee Credit Union

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; related experience preferred.
• Ability to operate forklifts and pallet jacks safely.

Responsibilities

• Expedite loading and selection process, ensuring efficient product handling.
• Operate forklifts and pallet jacks to move products safely.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Pallet Jack Operation

Order Picking

Basic Math Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Pallet Jack

Hand Trucks

Job description

Southeast Food, 1 Ben E Keith Way, New Brockton, Alabama, United States of America Req #9056

Thursday, February 20, 2025

For more than a century, Ben E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates throughout the state of Texas as a proud distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

• Expedite the loading and selection process, which includes wrapping and hauling product.
• May also be required to select at times and collect short cases to fill orders.
• Must be able to wrap pallets for an extended period in order to increase productivity.
• Must be able to operate a pallet jack, forklifts, and cherry picker in an efficient and safe manner.
• Must be able to recognize the correct dock doors and aisle the stage product to be loaded.
• Must be able to recognize the correct product is on the correct pallet to ensure service to customer.
• Responsible for assembling all products on a pallet in a manner which will enable transportation of product to customers while minimizing damage to boxes and product.
• Responsible for contacting Forklift Operators to replenish shorts on pallet before loading.
• Locate supervisors to determine appropriate product substitutes when an item is out of stock.
• Check for product "in transit" at the end of each night.
• Opens and closes boxes, bales, and other containers.
• Picks and assembles orders from stock carefully verifying information and quantities.
• Sorts and places materials on racks or shelves according to predetermined slot assignment and rotates product to ensure "First In-First Out".
• Operates forklift, pallet jack, or hand trucks to move product from one location to another.
• Load and stack product on trucks in such a manner that the load is stable and product is secure to prevent damage.
• Assists in warehouse maintenance and cleaning.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The employee regularly works inside a cool environment from -10 degrees Fahrenheit to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Ben E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family-owned business with a long-standing tradition of supporting the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to our employees and their families.

Benefits:

• Short and Long Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and holidays
• Employee Credit Union

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positively impact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.

Here at Ben E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believe our differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face. Ben E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor