Warehouse Worker/Forklift

Handsome Brook Farms; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Handsome Brook Farms is seeking a Warehouse Worker to support shipping/receiving, material handling, and loading/unloading. The role emphasizes safe operations, ERP-based reporting, and maintaining FIFO in a food production environment.

Responsibilities include safe forklift operation, inventory counts, and adherence to GMP/HACCP standards, with a focus on timely material movement and accurate staging for production schedules. Bilingual is a plus.

Qualifications

• Preferred 3 years as forklift/material handler in a warehouse environment.
• Preferred 3 years of Manufacturing, Food Industry.
• Ability to be forklift certified and maintain certification annually.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs continuously throughout the shift.
• Ability to follow all safety and PPE requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Observation of all safety requirements, including PPE.
• Follows GMPs and maintains a clean and orderly work area.
• Maintain forklifts, hand-trucks, pallet-jacks daily and inspect equipment.
• Verify deliveries by inspecting materials and comparing with delivery report.
• Enter delivery receipts or material movements in ERP system.
• Organize and rotate old material with new; maintain FIFO.
• Check production schedules daily to stage packaging and materials.
• Assist with inventory balances through physical cycle counts.
• Operate forklift/pallet-jack to position items and update locations.
• Perform count checks of incoming freight and inspect pallets.

Skills

Safety awareness

Forklift operation

Forklift certification

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Warehouse Worker is responsible for day-to-day shipping/receiving, material handling, and loading/unloading trucks. Timely and accurate movement of materials and products through the production area and staging areas. Maintaining a safe work environment and adherence to PPE, HACCP and GMP’s requirements.

Responsibilities

• Observation of all safety requirements, including PPE


• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), which includes maintaining a clean and orderly work area.


• Maintaining forklifts, hand-trucks, pallet-jacks daily by inspecting batteries, water levels, lights, horns, tires, mirrors, oil levels, backup beep indicators, and ensuring all parts are in good working condition.


• Verify deliveries/discrepancies by inspecting materials by physically counting and comparing the amount printed on the delivery report.


• Enter delivery receipts or material handling movements in ERP system.


• Organize and rotate old material with new.


• Ensure FIFO is being maintained with product staging. Rotates date-sensitive stock to the front of the rack.


• Check production schedules daily to stage packaging and materials properly.


• Assist warehouse manager/lead with inventory balances through physical cycle counts.


• Locates proper storage racks, sets pallets in place with forklift or pallet-jack or hand stack items on pallet, enter production data and location into database.


• Performs count checks of incoming freight in the staging areas.


• Removes empty pallets, cardboard packing, and strapping to the proper area or receptacles. Inspects empty pallets for damage, stack and move pallets with pallet jack or forklift to the proper storage area.


• Follow all preferred work methods, safety policies and procedures per company guidelines.


• Ensure the work area is safe and report any unsafe conditions and/or acts immediately.


• Meets required productivity and accuracy standards per location and company guidelines.


• Works from receiving sheets, computer print-out, established procedures and practices, written and/or verbal instructions.


• Inspects items for damage, performs temperature and quality checks and takes appropriate action as needed.


• Label any open or partial ingredients or packing materials properly.


• Must be able to operate a forklift and to be certified annually for forklift license.


• Performs other duties as assigned.


• Adherence to governing bodies requirements, FDA, USDA, OSHA, HACCP.


• Bilingual is a plus.

Qualifications

• Preferred 3 years as a forklift/material handler in a warehouse environment.


• Preferred 3 years of Manufacturing, Food Industry.


• Ability to be forklift certified and maintain certification annually.


• Ability to lift up to 50lbs continuously throughout the shift.


• Ability to follow all safety and PPE requirements.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite


• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.

Working Conditions

• Food processing, warehouse and food laboratory environment.


• The environment may be wet or dry.


• Temperatures may range from 38°F to 80°F.


• Exposure to hazardous materials.


• Ability to climb ladders, bend, reach and occasionally lift of up to 40 lbs. may be required.


• Production demands may require overtime and/or evening or weekend scheduling.

Education

• High school diploma or GED preferred