Job Description
Job Overview:
Location: Carolina Egg, Nashville, NC
Position Summary: The Warehouse Associate processes all orders for shipping. Supply production floor with packaging materials and palletizes egg cases.
Key Duties & Responsibilities: Includes the following. Other duties may apply or be assigned.
· This position is a support position for the shipping orders.
· Preparing orders for shipment. Loading outbound trailers with product.
· Verifying orders and bills of lading.
· Load finished material onto pallets and wrap
· Move full pallets of finished product to warehouse.
· Maintaining warehouse equipment organization and cleanliness
· Other responsibilities as directed by shift warehouse leader
· Driving SQF compliance
· Helps drive all of BFF’s Environment Management Systems (EMS) in an impactful manner to include: monitoring/reducing operationally-related negative effects on the environment as well as pollution prevention.
Competencies:
1. Safety- To ensure all safety standards are met and followed to the fullest. Must be alert at all times and use best common judgement.
2. Housekeeping-To ensure that all work areas are maintained - clean and litter free at all times… i.e. sweeping, dusting and debris removal are all mandatory parts of housekeeping.
3. Security- To ensure that the site is secure at all times, i.e. checking all access doors and making sure they are closed at all times. Question, control and report people who do not belong at the processing centers.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Ability to multi-task, have good math skills, good attendance and attitude. Ability to bend, lift 40 to 60 lbs., twist and walk for most of the shift. Must have the ability to successfully pass a background check, drug test and physical as a condition of employment. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Forklift experience required. Must pass forklift certification and operate forklift safely.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information ion one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must possess the ability to work in an agricultural environment, indoors, outdoors, office, warehouse, processing, and farm production areas each varying in temperature, odor and other environment specific atmospheres.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The warehouse operates at refrigerated temperatures year-long. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Animal Welfare Commitment:
• Braswell Family Farms is fully committed to providing our animals with a safe and healthy environment, free from abuse and treated humanely in all aspects.
• All employees are obligated by moral duty, Braswell Family Farms requirements (refer to Animal Welfare Policy), and legal obligation to uphold the strictest animal welfare-structured environment and are obligated to report any incidents of abuse, neglect or breach of bio-security for the health and welfare of our animals.
Non-Smoking Work Environment:
• No smoking allowed in workplace, break areas, or on any company property.
• No smoking in company provided vehicles.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Braswell Family Farms is an equal opportunity employers and will not discriminate against anyone with regard to race, sex, national origin, color, religion, age or any disability, in compliance with Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Disclaimer: Although this job description lists and identifies the primary duties of the listed position, it is not an exclusive list. As with all positions at Braswell Family Farms, the very nature and diversification of an egg production facility requires that all employees remain flexible to cover a wide variety of duties that may need covered.
The Information contained in this job description is not only to inform you of the requirements of this position, but will also be used to evaluate your work performance. This will include assisting in a determination of whether or not you will be entitled to certain bonuses and/or raises, and whether or not performance related disciplinary action would be taken against you.
