Warehouseman 1st

Description

Warehouseman

Golden State Foods – Opelika, AL

Full-time | Food Manufacturing | 1st Shift

Golden State Foods (GSF) is a leading food manufacturing company with over 70 years of experience producing high-quality beef patties and protein products for top quick service restaurant (QSR) brands. Our USDA-inspected facility in Opelika, AL delivers billions of hamburger patties annually, backed by strict food safety standards and award-winning quality. GSF is committed to innovation, sustainability, and creating safe, reliable careers in food production.

• Under the direction of the warehouse supervisor, continuously picks, lifts, carries and places product into a pallet to accurately build customer orders in various temperature environments. Moves product into a trailer or storage unit, and is responsible for visually inspecting incoming and outgoing warehouse products to determine acceptability for shipment and/or receiving of product.
• Reads labels on product containers and associated documents. Counts and calculates quantity of product to verify accuracy of shipment.
• Must be able to consistently meet company safety, accuracy and productivity standards. Steps into the driving position and uses full range of peripheral vision to operate a forklift or pallet jack in an accident-free manner.
• Uses brooms, mops and other cleaning materials (including solvents and soaps) to clean work area. Completes any other functions that may be assigned.

• Follow proper safety procedures
• Freezer operations including product rotation
• Loading and unloading meat and other freight
• Licensed forklift operator and able to perform operations of various attachments on forklifts including slip sheet attachments, drum attachments, and regular forks and pallet jack
• Basic communication, reading, writing and math skills to check bill of lading, receiving vouchers, purchase orders, check product inventory and prepare all paperwork
• Knowledgeable in PPE, OSHA, MSDS, lock-out/tag-out, GMP, SSOP, and HACCP
• Observe and analyze equipment performance and report any problems to your supervisor
• Read and understand all company policies, procedures, and guidelines as they pertain to you and your job
• Keep area clean and clear of any safety hazard issues
• Other assigned duties as required

• Safe operation of forklift, pallet jack, and other assigned equipment
• Safe lifting practices
• Maintain good working condition of forklifts
• Familiarize self with area surroundings, such as emergency exits
• Report any unsafe equipment or conditions

• Make sure truck and dock areas are prepared for unloading
• Trailer is to be backed flush against the bay
• Check to make sure the rear wheels of the trailer are chocked
• Make sure the dock board is all the way down and secured in place
• Make sure the trailer lock is engaged and red light is on
• Check the dock area to make sure it is free of any objects which could interfere with maneuvering pallet jack or forklift
• Pick up bills of lading
• Generate shipping inventory and production tally sheets

• Follow established procedures for receiving incoming shipments
• Obtain Beef Order Sheet and purchase orders from Manager’s office
• Obtain list of trucks that have arrived on premises from security guard. Trucks should be received on a first-come, first-serve basis unless otherwise notified by supervisor
• For Combos (2,000 Lb. Bins): visually scan the entire load to ensure containers and product are in good condition; check the temperature of the trailer using the refrigeration unit thermometer
• Using a probe thermometer, check the temperature of the product before loading
• Record the average temperature reading on the Meat Receiving Report
• Set tare weight on the scales as shown on the combo
• Use a forklift to remove combos from truck and place on the scales
• Inspect the quality of the meat by sight and smell; notify your supervisor immediately if quality is in doubt or if it is a different type than ordered
• Record required information on color-coded sheets and attach to the combo
• Remove the combo from the scale and place in the chill room; do not place new product in front of old product
• Keep combos of same P.O. number together
• Repeat steps for each combo in the shipment
• When the entire shipment is unloaded, complete Meat Receiving Report and Meat Receiving Log; if total net weight varies, call the supplier for weight claim information
• Exchange the number of reusable pallets received from the carrier and record on pallet slip and attach to Bill of Lading
• For Frozen Blocks (60 lb boxes): visually inspect, check trailer temperature, test hardness, and follow QA sampling procedures
• Secure pallets of blocks, apply lot tags, and move to cooler
• Load meat products and inspect trailer condition and packaging quality
• Obtain truck status from security and coordinate unloading by appointment times
• Ensure proper order of unloading based on temperature requirements
• Inspect condition of boxed product for wholesomeness; replace…