Warehouse Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Who are we:

We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement.

We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 850 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector – agriculture!

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What your day looks like:

The Warehouse Assistant will support the warehousing operation including receiving, processing, recording and distributing ingredients. This individual will also prepare and maintain detailed records and files. This person will also be active in delivering orders to customers.

May be responsible for all or part of the following duties and responsibilities to be determined by the Warehouse Supervisor:

• Ensure adherence to Wenger policies, methods, and disciplines
• Oversee the safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of ingredients
• Load and unload trailers, ensuring proper weight distribution as necessary
• Ensure workplace health and safety requirements are met
• Ensure facility and product security
• Minimize shrink and loss
• Arrange ingredients within the warehouse and organize special requirements for certain stock, such as antibiotics
• Transact Transfer Orders and Receipts in the ERP system
• Ensure receipts match purchases and required receiving paperwork is received and processed
• Follow appropriate documentation processes to ensure accuracy
• Ensure items received are in good condition and have sufficient shelf-life
• Rotate and cycle inventory in accordance with a FIFO inventory system to ensure ingredient expiration date system does not allow ingredients expire and become unusable. Coordinate within milling system to ensure a successful delivery of near expiring ingredients for usage
• Pull bags and stack skids
• Deliver ingredients to mill locations or customers when needed and assigned
• Perform monthly/quarterly inventory counts
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet business needs in a timely manner

Who you are:

• Ability to work independently, think proactively, and work on a team
• Ability to operate a forklift; prior certification preferred
• Ability to operate straight trucks; prior licensing preferred
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Basic math skills
• Ability to prepare reports and maintain accurate records
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and similar reporting
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 50-55 lbs. consistently and up to 80 lbs on occasion
• Ability to climb ladders and work in high places
• Ability to work in confined spaces
• Ability to work in dusty conditions

General Requirements

• High school diploma
• Valid PA driver's license
• Valid medical card or the ability to obtain a valid medical card within 2 months of employment
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Experience or familiarity with manufacturing, distribution, warehouse operations, and agriculture
• Ability to make decisions using sound judgement while complying with policies and procedures
• Must be able to multi-task
• Strong organizational skills
• Flexible to changing priorities
• Highly effective communicator, both verbally and in writiing
• High sense of accountability and follow- through
• Must be able to work as a team towards a common goal
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Desire for self-improvement and professional growth

In addition to our more traditional benefits, we also offer great perks and numerous resources for professional development and team building:

• Promotional opportunities
• Rewards and recognition programs
• Robust onboarding and training program
• Employee Discount Programs (Perks at Work)
• Employee referral program
• Encouraging and collaborative culture

What our benefits are:

• Paid Time Off, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Parental Leave, etc.
• Carebridge Employee Assistance Program

For all full-time members :

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance

Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals.

The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.