Freezer Associate - Immediate openings NOW in NW Houston!
Shift: M-F, 11AM - 8PM, alternating Sunday, 8AM -12PM
Pay Range: $15 - $17 Hourly
Temp to Hire
*Position requires working in a freezer*
Job Summary:
Warehouse Employees primary function is to maximize the selection and loading and products by ensuring accurate orders, meeting set target rates per hour, and ensuring product integrity and quality standards are maintained throughout the loading process.
Primary Responsibilities:
- The warehouse worker’s primary responsibility includes the accurate receiving, storing, picking and loading of products.
- Must be able to unload inbound products safely, accurately and efficiently move products to proper storage locations. Efficiently stack and store the merchandise in the appropriate areas.
- Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves or relocate orders to a holding area.
- Maintain the integrity of products through proper handling and storage.
- Ensure safe operation of a forklift and pallet jack.
- Responsible for general housekeeping to ensure warehouse standards are met in a safe and professional manner. This may include sweeping, consolidation of product, facility maintenance, organizing product and other tasks as necessary.
- Perform other related functions as assigned.
Job Essentials / Attributes:
- Maintain a safe operating record for powered industrial equipment.
- Ability to practice safe working habits always.
- Self-starter, gets involved quickly, takes on difficult tasks with enthusiasm.
- Acts to achieve goals beyond what is required.
- Maintains high activity/productivity level. Operates with sense of urgency, efficiency, effectiveness and determination over extended periods of time.
- Maintains stable and professional performance under pressure or opposition.
- Can work in a group or alone; oriented towards the good of the whole. Contain ability to build rapport and good working relationship with co-workers.
- Manage job professionally and with a high level of organization.
- Ability to effectively deal with change and adversity in the work place, and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate ability to deliver consistent results.
- Ability to respond to change with positive attitude. Support new initiatives and maintain an open mind.
Work Environment:
- Able to work in a cold freezer below -20 degrees. Working in this condition is Constant.
- Safety Equipment: gloves, freezer suit, boots (not shoes) hearing and eye protection as required.
Physical Requirements:
- Standing/Walking: Constantly (90%), in below -20 degrees while performing duties, on concrete surfaces.
- Occasionally (10%), in + 80 degrees while operating outside work as needed.
- Lift/Carry: Constantly, 1-5 pounds individual ice cream/frozen food products up 4,000 - 7,000 items during daily shift. Occasionally up to 25 pounds boxed and or 6-8 pack ice cream/frozen food product from pallet to freezer rack or four-wheel cart. Ability to lift or push 50 pounds.
- Push/Pull: Frequently, using both hands and arms while moving materials via wheeled cart.
- Bending/Twisting: Constantly, at waist constant while loading/unloading items from pallets to freezer shelves and performing stocking duties offloading pallets of ice cream products to freezer carts.
- Kneeling/Crouching: Constantly, while stocking of freezer shelves or offloading of pallets at floor level.
- Hands/Arms: Constant use of both hands/arms throughout work shift while forward reaching, handling, gripping, power grasping, and fingering and above shoulder reaching while stocking and pulling orders within warehouse.
- Sight/Hearing/Speech: Constantly, required to ensure safe operation of equipment, and performing essential functions within the warehouse.
- Perform general activities in warehouse; loading, unloading, sorting and moving products and materials manually.
Job Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- High School Diploma / GED equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience in warehouse environment.
- Must have a Valid Texas Driver’s License.
- Must have reliable transportation to and from work.
- Successful completion of post offer background check, MVR, drug screen, physical and physical abilities test.
- Must be willing to work flexible schedule which may include early morning/late night hours; Willing to work any day of the week, weekends, Holidays and required over-time as specific to role.
- Must be able to work in a cold environment of -20 degrees.
- Must have basic math skills.
- Ability to work safely.
- Ability to read, write and communicate in English as it relates to the job and to safety regulations / Spanish a plus.
- No tattoos or body piercing visible while wearing a company uniform.
- Smoke Free Workplace.
