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Position SummaryThe Kitchen Warehouse Associate utilizes systematic approaches to loading/unload shipments, ensuring shipments are correct, material handling, maintaining an accurate physical inventory, and assisting with maintaining an organized and safe warehouse.Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

+ Responsible for shipping/receiving, material handling and movement, storage, and tracking of raw and finished products and other components into & through the warehouse and freezer

+ Verify incoming/outgoing quantities and description of materials

+ Receive in any/all trucks, load and unload material within warehouse and freezer

+ Scan product in and out to proper location

+ Report any defects, damage, or discrepancies; identify damaged, lost, or missing materials and notifies Lead/Supervisor immediately

+ Ensure First In/First Out practices maintained

+ Operate forklift, scanners, pallet jack, ladders, scissor lift, and other warehouse equipment

+ Check product in from Sysco and cold storage and input into AX/inventory system appropriately

+ Accurately load completed meals to cold storage/Ankeny as requested while correctly completing Bill of Lading

+ Pull and slack frozen product to be used on packaging line

+ Deliver labels, P2's, pallets, etc. as needed to Plate & Pack, CCRTE, or other production areas as needed

+ Monitor truck temps per our SOPs

+ Maintain clean, organized, and safe work area

+ Help maintain proper warehouse security

Required Skills and Experience

+ Previous forklift and scanning experience

+ Candidate will obtain Mom's Meals forklift certification upon hire

+ Ability to work quickly and safely

+ Initiative and ability to work with little supervision

+ General understanding of inventory management

+ Good reading comprehension, basic math & reasoning skills, and basic data entry ability

+ Good time management and prioritization skills

+ Good communication and teamwork skills

+ May learn/use some aspects of AX computer inventory system

Preferred Skills and Experience

+ 2 years' warehouse, shipping/receiving, or material handling experience

+ Previous experience working in a manufacturing and/or food distribution industry

Physical Requirements

+ Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms

+ Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen

+ Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch

+ Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

+ Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

+ Able to perform repetitive movements

+ Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)

Company Overview

Mom's Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide for over 25 years. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom's Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom's Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.