Warehouse Loader

Smart Foodservice Stores; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

health insurance

pre-tax spending accounts

retirement benefits

paid time off

short-term and long-term disability

employee stock purchase plan

life insurance

Job summary

Smart Foodservice Stores in Houston, TX seeks a Warehouse Loader to prepare outbound orders for trailer loading, ensuring proper packaging, labeling, and safety compliance. The role emphasizes accurate pallet assembly, secure wrapping, and adherence to loading diagrams for efficient daily deliveries.

Candidates should have at least one year of warehouse experience, a high school diploma or GED, and pallet jack certification.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Minimum of one year warehouse experience preferred.
• Must be pallet jack certified; good attention to detail; ability to read load diagrams; basic mathematical skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct trailer inspection before loading to ensure trailer is clean, has the proper temperature and is ready for loading.
• Ensure all pallets are built according to stops and securely wrapped to avoid damage during transport.
• Verify header labels on all pallets and check for damaged or outdated product before loading.
• Load trailer, ensuring bulkheads are placed correctly and are secured; complete and submit load diagram.
• Follow all safety work practices and maintain clean and orderly dock area.

Skills

Pallet jack certified

Attention to detail

Load diagrams reading

Basic math skills

Team player

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Schedule & Location

Sunday- Thursday plus one Friday every 3 weeks

Start Time 5:30pm

Houston, TX

Pay rate is $28.50 per hour

Benefits Day One

From affordable health care to retirement savings, your benefits begin immediately, not weeks later!

Basic Purpose:

To load all the outbound orders into the designated tractor trailers in compliance with company procedures and standards. This makes sure the drivers have the product safely stowed and organized for maximum efficiency for the day's deliveries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct trailer inspection before loading to insure trailer is clean, has the proper temperature and is ready for loading.
• Ensure all pallets are built according to stops and are securely wrapped to avoid damage during transport.
• Verify header labels on all pallets and check for damaged or outdated product before loading.
• Load trailer, ensuring bulkheads are placed correctly and are secured. Also, confirm load diagram is completed and submitted.
• Follow all safety work practices and maintain clean and orderly dock area.

Relationships

Internal: Selectors, Leads/Supervisors, and Drivers

Qualifications

• Education/Training: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Related Experience: A minimum of one year warehouse experience preferred.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must be pallet jack certified; Good attention to detail; Ability to read load diagrams; basic mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide). Must be team oriented and able to get along with others.

Work Environment

Comfortable working in a multi-temperature indoor/outdoor environment ranging from -5 degrees to over 100 degrees required.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $27.00 - $28.50 per hour.

As applicable, this role may also receive overtime compensation.

• health insurance
• pre-tax spending accounts
• retirement benefits
• paid time off
• short-term and long-term disability
• employee stock purchase plan
• life insurance

Equal Opportunity Employment

***EOE - Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

***EOE - Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/ Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status***