About this role
JOB PURPOSE
Using a tractor and trailer combination or straight truck, the employee will move ingredients, packaging, supplies and finished goods from and to other facilities or outside sources. The employee will deliver finished goods to customers or cold storage facilities and pick up raw materials, packaging and supplies from vendors. The employee will use a forklift, motorized pallet jack or pallet jack to load and unload ingredients, packaging, supplies and finished goods. The employee will also move and accurately record the movement of raw materials, packaging, supplies and finished goods to and from the warehouse, freezer, cooler and production lines at both production facilities.
Specific Duties:
- Uses a tractor and trailer combination or straight truck
- Fully trained on the loading dock, production line and at satellite warehouses
- Move raw materials, packaging, supplies and finished goods to and from the truck, trailer, warehouse, freezer, and cooler
- Load and unload ingredients, packaging and supplies from other facilities or outside sources
- Monitor, record and communicate movement of trailers in the drop lots
- Deliver finished goods to customers
- Pick up raw materials, packaging and supplies from vendors
- Perform daily checks
- Keep Monogram equipment in pristine condition, including cleaning and washing truck and trailers as needed
- Accurately complete all required paperwork
General Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain a neat and organized work area
- Assist in the training of new employees
- Work with enthusiasm and sense of urgency daily
- Must wear seatbelt while operating tractor or forklift.
- Must wear required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as provided
- Maintain adherence to company policies, safety standards and good manufacturing practices
- Perform other duties as required or directed
- Ensure all trailers are sealed with each load
- Ensure doors are kept closed on all trailers, even when empty and in the trailer yard
- Perform inspections on trailers each day
- Ability to work a flexible schedule when needed in order to cover absences, vacation days or workload increase
This role will require extended hours based on production needs, including work to be performed after regular business hours and on weekends.
Qualifications
Education, prior work experience and specialized skill and knowledge:
Ability to understand and communicate effectively. Ability to multi-task and prioritize duties to ensure facilities continue to operate with no delays.
Must have a valid company insurable Class A Commercial Drivers License
Physical Environment/working conditions:
The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, fingers and arms to handle, feel and reach. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 110 pounds. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and extreme cold; wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
Equipment and Machinery used: Forklift, Motorized Pallet Jack, Pallet Jack
Other: Must be able to work as part of a team. No smoking in company vehicles
**MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO WORK FOR MONOGRAM APPETIZERS**
