Job Details

Warehouse Inventory Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilize PLEX and mobile scanners to accurately maintain inventory and complete orders
• Knowledge and implementation of SQF, GMP's, SOP's, and HACCP, and other food process sanitation requirements.
• Meet or exceed company expectations for production performance to maximize sales
• Coordinate daily shipments for pick-up and delivery utilizing Appointment Plus software
• Establish and coordinate schedule with carrier
• Ensure products are pulled and prepared for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded and shipped
• Maintain records of inventory at offsite storage warehouse
• Creates and maintains daily inventory report
• Completes documentation such as pick lists, bills of lading, work orders and shipping orders using computer-based technology
• Efficiently stack and store the product in the appropriate areas.
• Working in freezer pulling orders.
• Daily, inspect and perform minor maintenance on the forklift or other equipment.
• Properly utilize labor resources to improve efficiency, minimize labor expense and reduce waste
• Maintain the facility's equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
• Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee that tight inventory control and security are maintained. Assist in physical inventories. Ensure proper stock rotation.
• Ensure proper location scanning of all products in the freezer to maximize efficiency, ensure proper control of inventory and eliminate inventory adjustments
• Move product to storage locations.
• Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into trailers.
• Move, stack, stage product and materials using a forklift, electric pallet jacks, or other power equipment.
• Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods.
• Provide outstanding customer service to our partners
• Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Report and quantity or quality variances to Shipping Manager.
• Ensure full rotation of products to insure first in, first out

Other Responsibilities and Skills Needed:

• Bi-lingual preferred but not required
• Teamwork - Contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed; maintains a positive attitude; generates ideas and suggestions that improve the team's performance, the efficiency of the process or the quality of the products
• Ethics - Treats people from own and other cultures with respect; works with honesty and integrity; upholds organizational values
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; is consistently at work and on time
• Decision-making Able to handle problems and think through to solutions. Knows when to act independently and when to involve the management team
• Attention to Detail Makes sure correct materials are being used in your process area; confirm that product is being packed according to customer requirements

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Must be willing to work weekends when needed
• Basic mathematical skills
• 3 years of Forklift experience required
• This position is responsible for ensuring that food safety is not compromised while meeting the requirements of the SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing and are responsible to report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.