What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Worker position at Pet Food Experts Inc?
Pet Food Experts (PFX) has been putting people first for over 80 years. As a fourth-generation, family-owned business, headquartered in Pawtucket RI, PFX has grown to be a leading distributor of pet food and supplies servicing over 5000 independent pet retail locations in 40 plus states nationwide. PFX is an award-winning, relationship-driven, service innovator delivering best-in-class customer experiences that create long-term success and sustainability for its partners and industry at large.
Full Time Employee Benefits & Perks:
- No scheduled weekends!
- Full benefits package (medical, dental and vision), PTO, 401(k)
- Overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week
- Paid Holidays
- Employee discount on pet food & supplies
Compensation: $18.39-21.30/hr depending on position
Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 2nd shift, 2 pm - 12:30 pm or until all work is completed
ORDER SELECTORS, EXPEDITORS AND BREAKDOWN ASSOCIATES
Our Warehouse Teams accurately replenish product or fulfill customer orders by selecting, moving and loading products (e.g. bags of dog/cat food, cases of cans, litter) from warehousing racks and storage areas onto pallets both manually and operating warehouse equipment.
Essential Functions/Requirements:
- Safely and solely bend, lift, move materials up to 50 lbs, repetitively and continuously throughout shift, manually and by operating warehouse equipment
- Build pallets accurately, properly, and efficiently to ensure product is not damaged upon delivery to our customers
- Candidate must be able to read, write and understand English, including identifying numbers
- Perform functions, accountabilities and supporting activities while complying with safety procedures, rules and regulations
- Candidate must have reliable transportation, flexible schedule, solid attendance and a positive, professional attitude
Skills/Knowledge:
- Experience in safely operating warehouse equipment (e.g. forklift, pallet jack, high reach truck), preferred
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy required
- High degree of skill and dexterity in operation and safe control of warehouse equipment
- Experience and certification for an electric pallet jack, a plus
- Experience with Infor WMS, a plus
- Experience with voice pick systems, a plus
Pet Food Experts is proud to strive for a strong spirit of teamwork, a mutually respectful workplace where we celebrate our differences through acknowledgement and appreciation of one another. We are honored to be recognized by our community, industry partners, and our own employees over the past decade. Learn more about us at www.petfoodexperts.com, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, or our blog.
All offers of employment are contingent upon passing a required criminal background check.
Pet Food Experts is an equal opportunity employer, Pet Food Experts does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military / veteran status.
