Warehouse

Marzetti Company; Columbus, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company is seeking a warehouse associate to receive, store, and ship raw materials, packaging, and finished goods in a fast-paced plant environment in Ohio. You will use SAP/Neptune to verify quantities, rotate stock using FEFO principles, unload inbound shipments, operate forklifts, and verify labels and batch information for proper shipment.

You will help maintain GMP and safety standards while preparing pallets for distribution and ensuring accurate inventory records.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain industrial truck (forklift) operating certification.
• Basic mechanical aptitude, computer skills and good math skills are required.
• Previous experience as a forklift operator preferred.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a team.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Receives raw materials, packaging materials and finished products according to procedures in SAP/Neptune.
• Replenishes supplies to production areas as needed in SAP/Neptune.
• Follows FEFO principles to minimize waste.
• Unloads inbound materials and inspects containers for damage.
• Inspects, operates and maintains power lifting equipment.
• Records inventory movements in SAP/Neptune.
• Prepares finished product pallets for shipping.
• Maintains cleanliness and safety standards in the production area.
• Verifies labeling and codes on materials and loads trucks for shipment.
• Performs daily inspections on power equipment and escalates concerns to management.
• Ensures compliance with health, safety, and food handling regulations.
• Acts as Qualified Individual as part of the plant's Food Safety Plan.

Skills

Forklift certification

Mechanical aptitude

Computer skills

Math skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Neptune

Job description

Overview

Receives, ships, transfers and stores raw materials, packaging materials and finished products in a safe and organized manner. Maintains the quality of perishable items and inventories of all warehoused goods. Supplies packaging and processing areas with supplies as needed to ensure continuous production.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Ensures receipt of raw materials, packaging materials and finished products according to company procedures in SAP/Neptune.
• Replenishes supplies of packaging and raw materials to production areas as needed in SAP/Neptune (following the picking for production SAP Job Aid).
• Follow FEFO principles to ensure proper rotation and minimize product waste.
• Unloads inbound materials and inspects containers for damage.
• Inspects, operates and maintains power lifting equipment.
• Returns production materials to appropriate bin locations, ensuring systematic (SAP/Neptune) and physical location accuracy, after use.
• Wraps and prepares finished product pallets for shipping.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, food and equipment safety and productivity in the production area.
• Ensures all raw material containers are properly labeled with visible handling unit (which includes allergen, unit of measure, batch, material number, etc.).
• Performs daily inspections on power equipment and escalates concerns to manager.
• Identifies products to be shipped, verifies label and codes, loads appropriate amount onto trucks to be shipped.
• Enters information for inventory of products corresponding to amount received and shipped.
• Comply with all health, safety, and food handling regulations.
• Serve as a Qualified Individual as part of the plant's Food Safety Plan, including monitoring and verification activities related to process control and preventive control measures.
• Responsible for preventive control measures including proper Supply Chain controls.

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

• Must be able to successfully obtain and maintain industrial truck (forklift) operating certification.
• Basic mechanical aptitude, computer skills and good math skills are required.
• Previous experience as a forklift operator preferred.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a team.
• High school diploma or GED.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, climb, crouch, lift, reach, grasp and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to move 75 pounds a distance of 25 feet or more at various frequencies and or intervals. Must be able to stand for an 8 – 10 hour shift (sometimes longer) with regular breaks while performing repetitive tasks. May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. The employee may be exposed to non-ambient temperatures, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors,moving parts/equipment. The noise level is loud in the plant. Ear protection, eye/face protection, hair/beard nets, steel-toed/slip-resistant shoes, and gloves are required as necessary in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert's® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.