Warehouse Associate-Day

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc in Anchorage is seeking a Warehouse Associate responsible for hand-building pallets, loading product onto trailers, and following established standards. The role requires reading pick sheets, using pallet jacks, and ensuring accurate labeling and placement of items on pallets for efficient loading.

You will maintain food safety practices, operate forklifts and scanners safely, and communicate issues to management.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 6 months of warehouse experience preferred or equivalent.
• Forklift and pallet jack certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reads pick sheets and travels to warehouse locations using a pallet jack.
• Picks product, labels, and stacks on pallets for loading onto trucks.
• Handles products following food safety procedures to prevent damage or contamination.
• Maintains a clean, safe warehouse and reports safety issues to management.
• Operates warehouse equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, scanners) safely and reports issues.

Skills

Pallet jack operation

Forklift operation

English communication

Safety awareness

Basic math

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Pallet jack

Forklift

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This position serves our customers by hand-building pallets of product and loading product onto trailers according to established company and customer standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reads pick sheets and travel to proper warehouse locations using a pallet jack.
• Picks proper product type and quantity, labels products and places on a pallet and loads the pallet on trucks according to proper zone, location, and established standards.
• Handles products and build pallets according to established food safety procedures (e.g. visual inspection of the product for damages, proper placement on pallets to minimize cross-contamination and damage).
• Ensures that the warehouse is maintained cleanly and safely according to company standards; takes appropriate corrective actions when a spill or damaged case is discovered; disposes of trash and recycling in proper receptacles.
• Communicates with the management team regarding any issues (e.g. products, out of stocks, safety issues, food safety concerns).
• Operates all company warehouse equipment (e.g. forklifts, pallet jacks, scanners) safely, according to company standards.
• Reports all equipment issues to a member of the management team.
• Completes all paperwork and utilizes a wearable computer to properly track time spent on assignments for productivity reporting.
• Works assigned schedule exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as needed to meet workload demands.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

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QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High school diploma/GED/equivalent degree

Experience

• 6 months of previous warehouse experience preferred; or equivalent work experience in place of a degree.

Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:

• Forklift and pallet jack license/certification preferred.

Professional Skills

• Knowledge of: safe lifting procedures, and food safety guidelines.
• Skill in: building pallets of products quickly, accurately and safely.
• Ability to: operate forklift and/or pallet jack and maneuver in tight areas.
• Meet the minimum productivity levels established by the company.
• Read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and safety regulations.
• Perform basic math functions (e.g. add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Solve problems.
• Apply understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Wear personal protective equipment (e.g. safety shoes).

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 - 90 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts.
• The associate is frequently exposed to high, precarious places.
• The associate is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affid Value employer, and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunityis available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.