Warehouse Storage Associate Job at Palmer Foods in City of Rochester
Palmer Foods, City of Rochester, NY, United States
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Warehouse Storage Associate
Full Time Rochester, NY, US
2 days ago Requisition ID: 1153
Salary Range: $19.00 To $22.00 Hourly
Overview
Why Palmer Food Services?
We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team — because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage.
What We Value:
- Honesty & Integrity
- Service & Excellence
- Collaboration & Teamwork
- Family & Community
- Dependability & Loyalty
- Compassion
Responsibilities
- Live the company’s values by displaying our high standard characteristics and behaviors that lead to our collective success as outlined in our Values in Action.
- Efficiently stage s product with proper spacing and separation by item to ensure safe and organized storage.
- Return load bars to trailers, lift ramps, and close dock doors as part of end-of-load procedures.
- Safely operate pallet jacks and/or forklifts to offload inbound trailers.
- Assess pallet quality upon receipt and restack or deconstruct compromised pallets to ensure safe racking.
- Correctly identify all products and record accurate batch numbers and expiration dates.
- Review and inventory each purchase order (PO) for accuracy; document discrepancies and obtain driver sign-off.
- Inspect trailers and inbound product for food safety concerns, including temperature and overall trailer condition.
- Collaborate with reach truck operators to move product to designated locations for safe and efficient storage.
- Understand warehouse layout and distinguish between storage and wholesale warehouse locations.
- Efficiently offload, receive, and expedite (run) one truck in under 45 minutes.
- Properly identify staged outbound loads and verify load information before shipping.
- Confirm PO number and dock door assignment with driver prior to loading.
- Understand and apply appropriate loading patterns based on pallet weight, quantity, and trailer length.
- Safely load product using a pallet jack or forklift, ensuring no damage or compromise occurs during the process.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Basic reading, writing and math skills
- Customer service or general clerical office experience
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to stand in place for extended periods of time
- Ability to perform duties in a refrigerated environment (on average 30 degrees)
Preferred Qualification
- Previous food service warehouse experience a plus
Salary Range
- $19.00 - $22.00/hour
Shift:
- Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Physical Demands
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by a Storage Associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, sit, operate warehouse equipment
- Must be able to use hands to handle and feel objects, perform fine finger movements, reach with hands and arms, and have the ability to see, talk, and hear
- Must be able to regularly lift and carry up to 100 lbs
- Ability to work in a cold environment for extended periods with temperatures reaching -10
- Possess normal vision with or without correction and able to distinguish colors
- Possess fluent speech in English, writing and communication skills necessary to effectively carry out job functions
Benefits of working Full-Time at Palmer Food Services
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)
- 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
- Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
- 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood)
- Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products
- Employee Appreciation Events
- And much more
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