Warehouse Lead - 2nd shift at Faribault Foods, Inc. in Faribault, Minnesota

Job Description:

SUMMARY: Coordinates activities of workers concerned with receiving, storing, inventorying and shipping materials, supplies, equipment and parts in warehouse by performing the following duties. Must always lead by example.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Responsible for maintenance and cleanliness of all equipment related to the distribution/ packaging function. Responsible for training distribution/packaging employees on proper procedures, equipment operation and safety. Advises employees on care and preservation of product and materials received, stored and shipped; methods and use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining and shipping stock; and related problems.
Distributes work among employees to ensure continuous and orderly flow of product and materials into, throughout and out of the warehouse. Coordinates work for special and periodic inventories. Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow. Coordinates duties and examines work for exactness, neatness and conformance to policies and procedures. Responsible for ensuring that no defective product is sent to any customer at any time. Responsible for overall housekeeping of the distribution facility at all times.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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. A current, valid Driver's License is required. Forklift certification to be obtained upon employment.

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 comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS:
SPEAKING: Verbally interacts to coordinate tasks with others one-on-one and with one or more people, face to face or on the phone; often with authority figures, in academic/workplace contexts. Explains how to carry out a process, procedure, method or technique.
LISTENING: Must possess adequate listening/interpreting skills to satisfy most academic and work-related expectations for competent communication. Can follow extensive, multi-step complex instructions on how to operate a machine and can complete a related evaluation task in a standard format: circling, matching, filling in blanks, completing a chart.
DOCUMENT USE: Able to locate and integrate, or compare/contrast 2-3 specific pieces of information in visually complex texts (e.g., tables, calendars, schedules, phone directories, cookbooks) or across paragraphs or sections of text. Able to look at complex diagram/overview of a manufacturing operation and compares accuracy of graphic information with the detailed descriptive text.
READING: Able to read policy and procedure manuals, equipment, installation and use manuals, user product guides, health and safety advisories, legal and administrative procedures, scientific and experimental procedures. Able to interpret selections from texts about safety precautions at a workplace, by locating and integrating 3-4 pieces of information from the text.
WRITING: Able to convey business messages as written notes, memoranda, letters of request, or work log entries, to indicate a problem, to request a change, or to request information.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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 talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.