Warehouse Associate

Roadrunner-Food-Bank-of-New-Mexic; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage 85%

Dental/Vision coverage 85%

403(b) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

AFLAC

LegalShield

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Job summary

Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico is seeking a Warehouse Associate to support product movements, order fulfillment, and general warehouse duties. The role emphasizes adherence to Food Safety and Quality standards and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include operating equipment after training, assisting inventory and returns, and maintaining housekeeping and safety policies. A strong focus on service and collaboration with other teams is required.

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Teams/Outlook).
• Ability to operate forklifts after training.
• Comfortable using barcode scanners and data input systems.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Complete forklift training within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Move products in the warehouse and assist with order picking and packing.
• Operate various warehouse equipment after training (forklifts, pallet jacks).
• Assist with inventory counts, returns, and restocks as needed.
• Maintain safe food handling and storage per policies.
• Provide excellent internal/external customer service.
• Assist other warehouse teams as needed.

Skills

MS Office (Teams/Outlook)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift training

Barcode scanners

Product database

Job description

About Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

Roadrunner® Food Bank of New Mexico, a Feeding America member, is the largest non-profit dedicated to solving food insecurity in New Mexico. As a food distribution hub, we provide food to hundreds of affiliated member partners around the state including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and regional food banks. We also distribute food through specialized programs helping children, families and seniors at schools, low-income senior housing sites, senior centers and with and through health care partnerships. Every week, tens of thousands of hungry children, seniors and families are reached through this statewide hunger relief network. We are working together with our partners, volunteers and contributors to end food insecurity and hunger in New Mexico.

About Our Compensation & Benefits

As the leading non-profit fighting hunger in our state, we believe that it is important to take care of the people who come to join us in that fight. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front with no room for negotiation. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions. Additionally, we embrace a Total Rewards philosophy and offer a second-to-none benefits package. We pay 85% of the medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees, and 75% for their dependents, including domestic partners. The majority of our employees pay less than $60 per check for medical insurance. We also offer life insurance, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, 403(B) retirement plan, AFLAC, LegalShield, identity theft protection, and pet insurance.

About This Opportunity

If you like the idea of working with a team, figuring things out in a brand-new environment, and going home every night knowing you helped put food on someone's dinner table, this position may be for you!

Position Overview

The WarehouseAssociateis responsible forproduct movements in the warehouse, supportingthe execution of Food Safety and Quality Team mandates,pickingand putting away orders, wastedisposal, housekeeping, and organizing supplies and materials (pallets, cleaning equipment,etc.).The WarehouseAssociateis responsible forcommunicating any issues involving product placement accuracy, inventory accuracy, safe handling and storage of food, equipment, and suppliesto theappropriate Managers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Performsproductmovements,put-awaysand pick orders as assigned
• Completestraining for warehousepowerequipment andoperateforklifts (stand-up and sit-down models), manual pallet jacks, electric pallet jacks, riding pallet jacks, trash compactor, and bailer
• Respondsto and executesassigned duties related to findings during Food Safety and Quality Team inspections
• AssistsInventoryTeam with counts, investigations,andrestocks of returns as needed
• Removeswaste and / or expired product from buildingin a timely manner
• General warehouse housekeeping such as sweeping, mopping, cleaning racking,cleaningandmaintainingminor equipment, and other related housekeeping tasks
• Communicatesany issues related to safety, storage of product and equipment, process deviation or anythingimpactingoperations negatively in an effective andtimelymanner
• Leadsby example and enforcessafety as well as food safety policies
• Adheresto Roadrunner Food Bank’s Safety policies and mandate from Food Safety and Quality Team
• Provides excellent internal/external customer service
• Treats all stakeholders with respect and sets the same expectation with team members
• Assistsother warehouse teams as needed
• SupportsJob Training Program by acting as a guide and mentor for Job Training Participants
• Demonstrates a commitment to the mission of Roadrunner Food Bank and embraces its internal “Culture of Possibilities”
• Ability to complete and maintainacompanycertified forklift training programwithin30 daysof hire date
• Comfortable using technology including barcode scanners, data input and working with a product database
• Ability to complete and maintainFood Safety Training certification
• Commitment to the mission of Roadrunner Food Bank

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Daily exposure to cold and freezing temperatures

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Repetitive lifting of items up to 50 lbs.
• Repetitive physical movement including
• Ability to move productin excess of1000 lbs. with a pallet jack or otherappropriate equipment
• Must have the ability to performphysical duties throughout entire shift

Travel Required

• N/A

Required Education, Licenses, Certifications, and Experience

• Previousexperience using Microsoft Suite of applications (specifically Teams/Outlook)

Preferred Education, Licenses, Certifications, and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED preferred but notrequired
• Priorfood handling experience andsafety training (e.g.FIFO)

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements

• Legally authorized to work within the United States

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Roadrunner Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

E-Verify Statement

Roadrunner Food Bank participates in the E-Verify program.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give assignments.

This role description excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.All Key Result areas are essential job functions and requirements.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Roadrunner Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

E-Verify Statement

Roadrunner Food Bank participates in the E-Verify program.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give assignments.

This role description excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.All Key Result areas are essential job functions and requirements.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.