Seafood Production Cutter

The Chefs' Warehouse; Waterloo (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chefs’ Warehouse in Maryland is seeking a Warehouse Associate to assist the supervisor by ensuring inventory is recorded accurately and rotated, and to process fresh fish for customer orders.

You will read production orders, move items with a pallet jack, lift up to 100 lbs, and maintain cleanliness in the refrigerated areas. This role emphasizes accuracy, safety, and timely order fulfillment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED as required.
• 2–3 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Ensure incoming seafood is rotated into stock.
• Read production schedule or customer orders to determine items to process.
• Move items using electric pallet jack between stock, production areas, and shipping.
• Lift seafood up to 100 lbs with assistance, stand for long periods.
• Sort and stock items by size, type, and product code.
• Maintain cleanliness of the warehouse and record distributions.
• Assemble customer orders from stock and prepare for shipping.

Skills

Inventory control

Pallet jack operation

Stock rotation

Order fulfillment

Reading production schedules

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Electric pallet jack

Electronic scale

Job description

Position Summary:

Assists manager by ensuring inventory properly recorded and rotated into stock. Processes fresh fish for customer orders. Selects products from pick ticket and stages orders. Replenish stock as needed.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure all incoming seafood is properly rotated into stock.
• Ensure that production maintains a steady flow in order to meet production requirements.
• Reads production schedule or customer order to determine items to be processed, moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Conveys materials and items from stocked locations to production areas or storage or to other designated areas using electric pallet jack.
• Lift seafood onto table- Lifting 15-20#s consistently, frequently up to 50# and occasionally up to 100# with assistance.
• Uses electric scaling machine to scale fish- involves standing for long periods.
• Sorts and places items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Work in refrigerated rooms 30-36 degrees.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for stock items and distributes items.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department to prepare for shipping.
• Marks or labels items with identifying information.
• Opens boxes, crates, and other containers.
• Records amounts of items distributed.
• Weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Compiles worksheets or tickets from customer specifications.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area including warehouse.

About you:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Please let me know if you need anything else from me.