About this role
Leading produce distribution company is now hiring warehouse workers. This is a full-time union position with 100% company paid health, dental, vision, short term disability, and Life insurance for entire family.
All warehouse associates receive over $11,000 into their immediately vested 401k account (following successful completion of probationary period, over the first 2 years).
Start at 70% of union scale $23.65/hr.
Shift times: Schedules available vary but do include weekends. Will work 8-14 hours per day and schedule is subject to change depending on business needs and seniority.
POSITION SUMMARY: Manually move freight, stock, or other materials by hand or use of power jacks and forklifts. Pick and palletize orders, load and unload produce freight, and complete corresponding shipping paperwork.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
- Sort pallets and boxes of produce and packing materials before loading and unloading.
- Scanning inventory in and out, order processing.
- Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
- Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.
- Move produce and other materials to and from storage and production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, trailers, and containers, by hand or using power jacks and forklifts.
- Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
CERTIFICATES / LICENSES:
- Employees receive immediate and annual training of in-house food and company safety programs.
- Requires immediate training and testing, then subsequent certification of forklift operation.
- An annual recertification will be expected of all warehouse employees.
Ideal Candidate
- Must have electric power jack experience.
- Strong forklifting experience.
- Warehouse management system experience.
- Must be available to work both first and second shift schedules, any day of the week.
- All warehouse schedules include weekend work.
- Must pass pre employment drug test and background check.
Other facts
About Wholesale Produce Supply, LLC
WPS Fresh is a fresh produce distributor of over 100 commodities in the Upper Midwest and Los Angeles.
WPS Fresh’s Minnesota facility pairs its value-added offerings—such as tomato repacking, fresh-cut processing, potato and onion bagging, ripening, and repacks—to offer a full suite of services to customers in the Midwest and Central Canada. WPS-LA is a convenient loading point for its category-leading quality in specialty and growing core item offerings. Customers choose WPS for its efficient and consistent distribution, as well as its fundamental approach to fresh produce distribution and inventory management.
What you'll do
- Warehouse associates will manually move freight, stock, or other materials and complete shipping paperwork. They will also be responsible for loading and unloading produce freight and maintaining equipment storage areas.
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