Food-Grade Warehouse Associate | Forklift Cert Paid

G.P. De Silva Spices Inc.; Pico Rivera (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / dental / vision

PTO and holidays

Retirement plan

PPE provided

Job summary

De Silva Brothers in Pico Rivera, CA is seeking a Warehouse Associate to keep material moving in a food‑grade operation. You will receive inbound freight, stage products, support blending and packaging, and fulfill outbound orders while maintaining lot traceability.

This on‑site role requires 1–3 years of warehouse experience in a regulated environment, GMP knowledge, strong paperwork skills, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Overtime and occasional Saturdays may apply.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of warehouse experience in a food, beverage, ingredient, or other regulated manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Working knowledge of GMPs, sanitation practices, and lot traceability.
• Comfort with paperwork: able to read pick tickets, packing lists, BOLs, and batch sheets, and to complete logs accurately and legibly.
• Basic computer skills and experience with a WMS, ERP, or scanning system.
• Ability to do basic math reliably — unit conversions, weights, and count verification.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly, stand and walk for a full shift, and work at heights on a lift when trained.
• Able to work in a dusty environment with airborne spice and chile particulate, and in non‑climate‑controlled warehouse conditions.
• Dependable attendance and willingness to work occasional overtime as volume requires.
• Authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Unload inbound containers, trailers, and LTL freight.
• Inspect loads for damage, pest activity, odor, moisture, seal integrity; document findings and flag non‑conforming loads to QA before product is put away.
• Verify quantities, weights, lot codes, and country of origin against packing lists and purchase orders.
• Stage received product in designated hold or release locations per QA disposition.
• Put away product to assigned locations following FIFO/FEFO and lot segregation rules.
• Maintain allergen, Kosher, organic, and customer‑specific segregation requirements.
• Maintain lot and container‑level identity from receipt through shipment to support traceability and supply‑chain records.
• Keep product off floors and walls, properly stacked, covered, and labeled.
• Perform cycle counts, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain accurate inventory records in the WMS/ERP system.
• Stage and weigh raw materials for blending and packaging runs against batch sheets.
• Move work‑in‑process and finished goods between production and storage, maintaining lot identity throughout.
• Support line changeovers, cleaning between runs, and packaging material staging.
• Pick, weigh, palletize, stretch‑wrap, and label outbound orders against pick tickets.
• Verify lot codes and quantities on every outbound shipment and record them on shipping documents.
• Load trailers, complete bills of lading, and conduct outbound trailer inspections.
• Report short‑picks, damages, and inventory shortfalls promptly rather than substituting on your own.
• Follow GMPs at all times: hygiene, hairnets/beard nets, jewelry policy, no glass or brittle plastic, approved footwear.
• Perform daily and weekly sanitation of racking, floors, dock areas, and equipment; complete sanitation logs.
• Support pest control, glass and brittle plastic, and food defense programs; report any pest sightings, leaks, or foreign material immediately.
• Complete all required records legibly and in real time — logs are not filled in at the end of the shift.
• Support internal, customer, third‑party, and SQF audits by keeping the floor audit‑ready every day.
• Follow all lockout/tagout, forklift, and PPE requirements; report near‑misses and injuries the same day.

Skills

Warehouse experience

GMP knowledge

Documentation

Basic computer skills

Math skills

Lift up to 50 lbs

Dusty environment

Dependable attendance

Authorized to work in the UnitedStates

Tools

WMS/ERP system

Barcode scanning

Job description

De Silva Brothers in Pico Rivera, CA is seeking a Warehouse Associate to keep material moving in a food‑grade operation. You will receive inbound freight, stage products, support blending and packaging, and fulfill outbound orders while maintaining lot traceability.

This on‑site role requires 1–3 years of warehouse experience in a regulated environment, GMP knowledge, strong paperwork skills, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Overtime and occasional Saturdays may apply.