Shipping & Receiving Associate, Hiring Day Shift

Vital Farms; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to ethical food production as a Shipping and Receiving Associate. In this vital role, you’ll be at the heart of operations, ensuring the smooth transition of goods from local farms to consumers. You’ll work in a dynamic environment, handling various orders and utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to maintain quality and efficiency. Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare benefits, and a supportive team culture that values your contributions. If you’re looking for a fulfilling career that makes a difference, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Healthcare from Day One

401K with Company Contribution

Paid Time Off with First Paycheck

Free Eggs

Biweekly Crew Lunches

Crew Snacks

Holiday Pay

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in shipping and receiving required.
• Must be able to operate forklifts or pallet jacks.
• Ability to lift and move up to 60 pounds frequently.

Responsibilities

• Receive and organize various orders including eggs and materials.
• Load trucks for distribution centers and grocery retailers.
• Ensure quality standards are met using FIFO method.

Skills

Shipping and Receiving Experience

Attention to Detail

Basic Math Skills

Forklift Operation

Manual Dexterity

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Electric Pallet Jack

Forklift

DSI Scanning System

Job description

Shipping & Receiving Associate, Hiring Day Shift!

Springfield, MO ECS

Shipping and Receiving - Currently Hiring for Day Shift !

• Week 1: 2 days on / 2 days off / 3 days on
• Week 2: 2 days off / 2 days on / 3 days off
• Shifts: 12 hour shifts
  
  • Day Crew- 6am to 6pm

As a Shipping and ReceivingAssociate at Vital Farms, you will work within our state-of-the-art manufacturing and production facility to load and unload our pasture-raised eggs from our family farms. This role at Egg Central Station (ECS) is critical in bridging the gap from local family farms to grocery stores for our consumers. You’ll be on your feet during each twelve-hour shift, moving, lifting, loading and working with air-conditioned and sunlight-filled warehouse.

What we bring to the table:

• Day Shift - $20.00 per hour + $3 per hour Night shift differential
• Holiday pay
• Healthcare offered/starting the first day of the month following your start! (medical, vision, dental and life)
• 401K with a 3% company contribution starting day one!
• Paid Time Off with your first paycheck!
• Free Eggs
• Biweekly Crew Lunches and crew snacks

What You'll Do:

• You will be receiving various orders, including eggs, paper goods, and materials using electric pallet jacks, forklifts, and scanners for efficiency
• Focusing on customer satisfaction, you will be loading trucks to ship orders to distribution centers and/or grocery retailers
• To ensure that our standard of quality is being met, you will be organizing our finished goods area to accommodate the FIFO method of goods
• Successfully use DSI scanning system to monitor movement of finished goods
• Creating an excellent customer experience for our drivers will be your priority
• Build pallets as needed for orders
• Some of your time will be spent reading and understanding bill of ladings and sales orders to ensure efficient product movement

What You Bring to the Table:

• 1 year of shipping and receiving experience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow specific instructions
• Basic math skills
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English for safety reasons
• Able to be certified to operate a forklift or pallet jack
• Able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch for extended periods of time
• Good manual dexterity working with hands to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls
• Able to frequently lift and / or move up to 60 pounds.
• Able to work safely in an environment when exposed to wet conditions
• Follow all personal safety and food safety requirements rigorously
• Ensure work area is clean and free of any hazards
• Other duties as required

Finding the right place to grow your career isn’t (over) easy, so we’re here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think you’ll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism, which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the “way things have always been done.” Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industry-leading brand. Whether you’re into our values, our brand, or our egg- cellent puns, we hope you ’ll join our Crew and help us change the world 108 square feet at a time!

At Vital Farms, we are proud of our incredible stakeholders, and the diversity they represent from all areas and communities in which we operate and serve. We view this as a source of strength for us and your job is to help us make it even better.

Who We Are:

Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation, offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms became a national consumer brand that works with 350 family farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms’ products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs, are sold in over 24,000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms’ ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition, as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Vital Farms prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, crew members, and stockholders. In short, we exist to improve the lives of people, animals, and our planet through food.

Next Steps:

Shortly after you complete your application, you'll receive a follow-up email elaborating on any potential next steps in our process. If you don't immediately receive said follow-up email, we would highly encourage you to check your spam filter!

In order to fulfill Vital Farms mission to “bring ethically produced food to the table,” we seek to build teams that leverage diverse perspectives to create a welcoming and innovative environment that is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

To that end, we make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Vital Farms does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender and gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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** Vital Farms is not accepting unsolicited third-party recruitment agencies in the hiring process for this role. If you are a potential candidate interested in a role with Vital Farms, please submit an application directly.

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