Warehouse Generalist - Order Filler

Warehouse Generalist – Order Filler

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary: $38,001.60- $38,958.40

This position is eligible for a 5% bilingual differential if the successful candidate meets the Food Share standard on an oral proficiency exam.

This position is Open Until Filled – Applications will be first reviewed on March 16th and after that as they are received. For immediate consideration, apply by March 13th!

The Warehouse Generalist works as part of a team to fill and prepare agency orders for distribution and helps to maintain efficient product flow through the warehouse.

• U punctual, reliable, and have excellent work attendance. You have a proven ability to work in a safe, accurate, and timely, efficient manner.
• You are a team player. Nothing is beneath you or above you. You are quick to lend a hand or two! You can easily gain trust from team members and are know for supporting them to ensure they are set up for success. You convey information clearly, listen actively and can collaborate with team members and are not afraid to ask questions.
• You are a flexible worker. You are not afraid to work outside of your job description or comfort zone to help the team reach their goals. You comfortable with shifting schedules and don’t expect every day to go “as planned.”
• You are customer oriented. You have strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy. You enjoy working in a collaborative environment and can maintain composure, flexibility and a sense of humor.
• You like to work hard. You are capable of performing repetitive, sustained heavy lifting sometimes in excess of 70 pounds with strenuous activity not limited to heavy lifting.

• Accurately fills food orders for partner agencies.
• Responsible for accurately filling, staging, and loading food orders for the Food Share’s 70 partner agencies (food pantries and meal sites.)
• Maintains a courteous and professional work environment for volunteers, staff, partner agencies and community members.
• Maintains proficiency with a computer-based inventory management system, works independently and trains others on the system as needed.
• Assists in recording and maintaining accurate orders and inventory data in paper and electronic records.
• Assists in managing product flow between two warehouses and according to first in, first out (FIFO) standards.
• Receives, sorts and places food products in warehouse while keeping goods free from damage and consistent with food safety best practices.
• Functions as a team player with all other Warehouse staff to step in and assist other positions when needed.
• Cross-trains in other Warehouse Generalist positions (Cooler Assistant, Receiving Assistant and VAC Assistant).
• Assists in loading and unloading trucks for food distribution. May ride with drivers to assist with deliveries as needed.
• Operates as backup driver if needed.
• Assists in maintaining cleanliness of warehouse, freezers, and coolers.
• Promotes a safe work environment and informs Warehouse Manager of any accidents or incidents while on the job.
• Follows proper lifting techniques to mitigate injuries.
• Other duties as assigned

We are the regional food bank bringing people together to end hunger and its root causes in Marion and Polk counties. Support from our local community makes it possible for the Food Share to collect and distribute nutritious food for children, adults, and seniors through more than 70 partner programs, including food pantries, meal sites and home-delivered meals and to carry out programs to address the root causes of hunger.

• Treat all people as our neighbor.
• Encourage creativity and be willing to take risks.
• Listen first and seek to understand.
• Focus on shared goals.
• Celebrate diversity, ensure dignity, and act equitably.

Work may be performed standing, kneeling, or bending for prolonged periods of time. Work may be performed outside or in a warehouse environment. Will frequently lift, move, and carry objects more than 50 pounds and push and pull loads up to 1500 pounds on carts…