1st Shift Warehouse Associate

The Kitchen Warehouse Associate utilizes systematic approaches to loading/unload shipments, ensuring shipments are correct, material handling, maintaining an accurate physical inventory, and assisting with maintaining an organized and safe warehouse.

Responsible for shipping/receiving, material handling and movement, storage, and tracking of raw and finished products and other components into & through the warehouse and freezer Verify incoming/outgoing quantities and description of materials Receive in any/all trucks, load and unload material within warehouse and freezer Scan product in and out to proper location Report any defects, damage, or discrepancies; identify damaged, lost, or missing materials and notifies Lead/Supervisor immediately Ensure First In/First Out practices maintained Operate forklift, scanners, pallet jack, ladders, scissor lift, and other warehouse equipment Check product in from Sysco and cold storage and input into AX/inventory system appropriately Accurately load completed meals to cold storage/Ankeny as requested while correctly completing Bill of Lading Pull and slack frozen product to be used on packaging line Deliver labels, P2’s, pallets, etc. as needed to Plate & Pack, CCRTE, or other production areas as needed Monitor truck temps per our SOPs Maintain clean, organized, and safe work area Help maintain proper warehouse security

Previous forklift and scanning experience Candidate will obtain Mom's Meals forklift certification upon hire Ability to work quickly and safely Initiative and ability to work with little supervision General understanding of inventory management Good reading comprehension, basic math & reasoning skills, and basic data entry ability Good time management and prioritization skills Good communication and teamwork skills May learn/use some aspects of AX computer inventory system

2 years' warehouse, shipping/receiving, or material handling experience Previous experience working in a manufacturing and/or food distribution industry

Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus Able to perform repetitive movements Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)