Warehouse Operator

Leprino Foods Company; Town of Waverly (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

401k

Incentive Plans

Matched Retirement Savings

Paid Vacation

9 Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Healthcare Benefits

Educational Assistance

Product Discounts

Wellness Sponsorships

Job summary

Leprino Foods in Waverly, NY is seeking a Warehouse Operator with stand-up forklift experience to manage loading, paperwork, and inventory in a 24/7 facility. You will follow GMPs, safety rules, and SOPs while handling shipping/receiving tasks and data entry in the company system.

The role requires adapting to a 12-hour night schedule (5:00pm–5:30am) with a 2-2-3 rotation and overtime opportunities. Healthcare, 401k, and education support are among offered benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior forklift experience or ability to learn.
• Familiar with warehouse operations, SAP or similar inventory system, WMS, and shipping/receiving documentation.

Responsibilities

• Load trailers according to customer specifications and policies.
• Prepare bills of lading, inspection forms, and shipping/receiving paperwork.
• Inspect inbound/outbound shipments per guidelines and maintain records.
• Deliver supplies to staging areas in a timely manner.
• Re-palletize, re-label and rewrap per specifications.
• Operate and maintain material handling equipment and related gear.
• Enter production comments into WIS and verify weights.
• Move product to palletizer and ensure GMPs and SOPs are followed.

Skills

Forklift operation

SAP experience

WMS familiarity

Shipping/receiving docs

Effective communication

Tools

SAP

WMS

Job description

Warehouse Operator

Waverly, NY USA

Description: Leprino Foods, located on the boarder of NY and PA, is looking for a Warehouse Forklift Operator with experience on a stand up lift, racking, and computer data entry. This position is responsible for the knowledge of warehousing operations, familiarization with production operations/requirements, corporate and governmental policies, computer reports and safety procedures & policies. They diagnose operating problems and maintain forklift check sheets; perform preventive and routine warehouse functions; enter data in company database; and perform custodial duties as necessary.

Schedule:

• Leprino Foods is a 24/7 operating facility and the employee must be willing and able to work days or nights.
• The current vacancies are on night shift, from 5:00pm-5:30am. Our schedules run 12 hours on a 2-2-3 rotation that allows for every other weekend off.
• After training is complete, new hires will be assigned a regular schedule on the next available shift.

Pay Rate:

• $28.92
• $0.75 Evening Pay Differential for every evening hour worked between 6:00pm-6:00am
• $1.00 Weekend Pay Differential for every hour worked Saturday & Sunday

Why work for Leprino Foods in Waverly?

A career with Leprino Foods means you’ll be part of a worldwide family of individuals dedicated to producing high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Your contributions will be noticed and rewarded as you work to further our company, our customers and one another.

What we Offer:

• Profit Sharing
• 401k
• Incentive Plans
• Matched Retirement Savings
• Paid Vacation (40 hours vacation every 6 months which increases with tenure)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 56 hours of Paid Sick Time, annually
• Healthcare Benefits starting the first of the month following your hire date
• Educational Assistance
• Discounts on Leprino Foods products
• Wellness Sponsorships

Responsibilities:

• Load trailers according to customer specifications, Corporate policy and/or special instructions by team lead/supervisor.
• Prepare bills of lading, inspection forms, pallet exchange forms, warehouse logs and other shipping/receiving paperwork.
• Inspect/verify incoming and outbound shipments in accordance with Corporate guidelines.
• Deliver supplies and/or raw materials on a timely basis to staging areas.
• Re-palletize, re-label and/or rewrap according to customer or Corporate specifications.
• Conduct inventory and reconciliation according to Corporate guidelines and Team Leads/Supervisors instructions.
• Operate and maintain material handling equipment, floor scrubbers, and batteries and battery chargers.
• Print and placement of license plates on product.
• Enter production comments into WIS.
• Conduct the check weight process timely and verify tolerance.
• Move product to palletizer.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Good Warehousing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and housekeeping assigned in the master sanitation schedule.
• Perform work in a safe manner by following safety procedures and policies, critical safety rules, and expected standard conduct. Maintain 5S standards.
• Follow the Food Safety Plan, Quality Plan, and company policies to ensure product meets food safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Must be 18 years of age
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience driving a forklift, or ability to learn
• Basic familiarity with all aspects of warehouse operations including, shipping and receiving, SAP or a similar inventory system, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), reviewing and ensuring accuracy of shipping/receiving documentation

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience in a dairy/food manufacturing environment
• Ability to create and analyze BOL, COA, and other shipping/receiving documentation
• Experience with SAP
• Prior experience with, or ability to learn, warehouse shipping clerk duties

Physical Demands & Environment

• This position will be exposed to working in varying degrees of temperature.
• Specific vision may be required for this position, including close vision, distance vision, color and depth perception, and the ability to read computer screens for extended time periods.
• Must be able to lift and carry moderate weights repeatedly throughout the shift.
• Ability to pass a physical abilities lift test, including lifting up to 41 lbs, and climbing stairs.
• Frequent walking and standing.
• Climbing up stairs, bending and reaching required.

Leprino uses Psychemedics for a 90-day hair follicle drug test as part of the employee pre-employment process and also participates in E-Verify. All employees in our manufacturing facilities are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as mandated by their role and location. Leprino supports a drug-free workplace and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.