General Warehouse/Forklift - Freezer/Cooler

About Food Bank of the Rockies

Founded in 1978, Food Bank of the Rockies was originally known as the Colorado Food Clearing House. Operating from a 900-square-foot schoolroom in Northwest Denver, the fledgling organization collected bread from a nearby Safeway store, our first food donor, and distributed it to Little Sisters of the Poor, our first partner agency. Today, Food Bank of the Rockies has extended its reach across Northern Colorado, providing food and supplies to more than 800 hunger-relief programs.

Food Bank of the Rockies has 200 employees at distribution centers in Denver, Wyoming, and the Western Slope.

About Wyoming Location

Food Bank of Wyoming, the largest hunger-relief organization in Wyoming, is a non-profit organization committed to ending hunger across the entire state. In fiscal year 2021, Food Bank of Wyoming together with its 160+ Hunger Relief Partners and programs including Mobile Pantries, Totes of Hope™ for kids, Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for older adults, Culturally Responsive Food Initiative, and FRESH program - distributing fresh fruits and vegetables every month at no cost to partners - provided enough food for nearly 11 million meals to Wyomingites experiencing food insecurity.

Summary

The Distribution Specialist - Freezer/Cooler is responsible for storing, staging and packing food products primarily in the freezer and cooler units. This role works closely with our distribution team and volunteers to pull and distribute product orders for our partner agencies. May train and direct volunteer workers to accomplish work.

Essential Functions:

• Store, stage, and pack food products, primarily in all freezer and cooler units
• Responsible for keeping pick locations full including restacking and rearranging product for maximum efficiency
• Verify the quality of the product upon receipt and prior distribution from the warehouse
• Ensure timely pulling of delivery orders in order of importance
• Check all orders to verify the accuracy
• Restock product as needed following specific food storage guidelines
• Monitor the picking area, making sure that only designated people are present, i.e. Food Bank of Wyoming staff and approved volunteers
• Verify pick bins and work with Inventory Manager to ensure accuracy
• Assist in maintaining accurate inventory counts; may research inventory to verify order discrepancies
• Assist in pulling product from the warehouse to pick slots
• Replenish distribution bins
• Ensure maximum and accurate inventory
• Help maintain the warehouse in a neat, clean, and orderly manner
• Meet with volunteers and train for distribution and pulling procedures; reinforce safe work behavior of volunteers
• Secure and clean the distribution area at the end of the workday
• Maintain warehouse according to Feeding America and AIB standards
• Follow all safety guidelines and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Commitment to fulfilling the mission of Food Bank of Wyoming and represents the Food Bank of Wyoming brand in a positive manner internally and externally
• Able to interact with others in a diplomatic, courteous, and positive manner; maintaining a professional demeanor and responding with urgency when necessary
• Must have strong problem-solving, time management, organizational, multi-tasking and critical thinking skills
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks and projects efficiently while meeting deadlines and objectives
• Exercise cultural competency, including race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, and disability among other areas
• Self-directed, initiative-taking, and independent problem solver
• Show strong teambuilding and interpersonal skills

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those 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.

• Standing and walking throughout the shift; sitting intermittently
• Uses heavy equipment on a daily basis including forklift, stand-up/sit-down lift truck, step-up pallet jack, and automatic pallet jack
• Ability to push and pull up to 2,000 lb. pallets with a manual pallet jack
• Warehouse environment, temperatures may vary, working in the cooler hovering between 30 - 40 degrees; in freezer hovering between -10 and 0 degrees.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, crouch or crawl, talk or hear
• Use specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language fluently, and communicate verbally and in writing at a professional level
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel and Outlook and warehouse management systems a plus

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Prior experience working in a warehouse/manufacturing environment preferred
• Forklift certification preferred

Expected Hours of Work:

This role is considered full-time working approximately 40 hours per week and is eligible for overtime for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek

Position Title: Distribution Specialist - Freezer/Cooler

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Warehouse Manager

Location: Casper, WY

Compensation:

Hourly: $19.00 base pay, with $.75 differential due to working in the cooler/freezer

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) retirement
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Volunteer Hours

Thinking about applying?

True passion and excitement for making an impact are just as important as work experience.

We encourage you to apply even if you feel you don't check every box in this posting.

Food Bank of the Rockies is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), M/F/D/V/SO.