Shipper - Peoria

Alpha-Baking-Co.,-Inc.; Morton (IL); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha-Baking-Co., Inc. is seeking a dedicated Shipper to support a fast-paced bakery environment. The role involves moving bread/bun stacks to the shipping dock, unloading trailers, routing shipments, and coordinating with the dispatch team to ensure timely order completion.

Candidates should be able to stand and walk on concrete floors, perform frequent lifting up to 50 lbs, and maintain reliable attendance for a 24/7 depot facility. Attention to detail and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be able to constantly stand and walk on concrete floors and trailer beds.
• Frequent pushing/pulling of transport racks and bread trays.
• Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, lifting, carrying is required.
• Frequent to constant handling and grasping of bakery product trays, transport racks and boxes.
• Frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Physically moves bread/bun stacks to shipping dock using two-wheel cart to stage product.
• Unloads semi-trailers and routes incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with lead to rectify damages and shortages.
• Efficiently works within a busy dispatch department.
• Works well with shipping team to complete orders in a timely manner.

Skills

Standing/walking

Heavy lifting

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Reliable transportation

Tools

Two-wheel cart

Job description

The Shipper works in a fast-paced environment preparing items for shipment by performing the following duties:

• Physically moves bread/bun stacks to shipping dock using two-wheel cart to stage product.
• Repetitive use of upper extremities to break down stacks of product to be brought to designated area of building
• Unloads semi-trailers and routes incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with lead to rectify damages and shortages
• Efficiently works within a busy dispatch department.
• Works well with shipping team to complete orders in a timely manner.
• Must have reliable transportation and attendance to meet employer's attendance standards for 24/7 depot facility.
• Worker must be able to constantly stand and walk on concrete floors and trailer beds.
• Frequent pushing/pulling of transport racks and bread trays.
• Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, lifting, carrying is required.
• Frequent to constant handling and grasping of bakery product trays, transport racks and boxes.
• Frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 lbs.

Required qualifications, skills and experience:

• Worker must be able to constantly stand and walk on concrete floors and trailer beds.
• Frequent pushing/pulling of transport racks and bread trays.
• Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, lifting, carrying is required.
• Frequent to constant handling and grasping of bakery product trays, transport racks and boxes.
• Frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 lbs.

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