Freight Handler 2nd Shift (4:30pm)

Gordon Food Service; Douglasville (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading food service distributor where you will play a crucial role in managing product pallets and ensuring efficient warehouse operations. The position requires physical stamina and teamwork in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for sorting, wrapping, and maintaining product organization while adhering to safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Separates inbound freight by item code onto good pallets.
• Ensures placement of product in sufficient quantities.
• Maintains an organized and clean work area.

Skills

Physical stamina

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...

Position Summary:

Breaks down the product for the correct pallet configuration.

Essential Functions:

Separates inbound freight by item code onto good pallets.

Break down pallets of product to the correct height and width (Ti/Hi) according to the GFS ti/hi sheet.

Ensures placement of product in sufficient quantities to accommodate routine and/or special demands.

Ensures that damaged product is properly accounted for and not received into the warehouse for sale inventory.

Sorts and disposes of boxes.

Ensures the finished pallet load is wrapped with shrink wrap, loose wrap removed, case flaps are secured and product placed on a pallet that meets GFS specification..

Maintains an organized and clean work area.

Completes housekeeping activities on a daily basis..

Adheres to the mission and cornerstone values and applicable practices of the organization.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

Ability to work in a fast paced, physically demanding environment requiring constant walking, ascending/descending stairs or pallet jack platform, bending, reaching, lifting and carrying.

Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, grasp on a frequent to continual basis in a warehouse environment.

Must be able to read, write and communicate in English (to read labels, pick lists, scanners, signage, company website information related to benefits, updates, complete paperwork and follow verbal instructions).

Must be able to work independently or within a team environment.

Must adhere to all safety regulations and procedures.

Employees in all warehouse positions must be able to immediately perceive auditory warning signals such as bells, alarms, and horns that are used to warn employees of the startup, movement, or approach of equipment ( including forklifts, turrets, overhead cranes, conveyors, trucks, and other equipment operated inside or outside the warehouse), mechanical abnormalities, and similar risk situations during warehouse operations.

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.

About the company

Gordon Food Service is a foodservice distributor based in Wyoming, Michigan serving the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the United States and coast-to-coast in Canada.