The primary function of this position is to select cases, containers or pallets of finished frozen goods to fill orders from freezer warehouse locations and transport to the appropriate staging / loading areas, as well as put away supplies, load and unload trailers in a timely manner ensuring all safety, GMP and quality standards are met and to maintain the efficient flow of the production process

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Put on all required Freezer PPE and Safety Gear, perform a safety check on equipment and insure safety devices are functioning properly.
• Obtain work schedule and daily production, risk predictions, paperwork and prepare for operations.
• Take part in the SOR Shift Operation Review- (SOR), communicate and receive shift information prior to start of shift operations/or relieving operator to discuss RDC operational progress and functional issues.
• Perform safety inspection on Powered Industrial Truck, (PIT) and/or any electric powered lift used to insure safety devices are working within normal operating specifications and log all information on (PIT) safety in appropriate database.
• Ensure that all E-Stops, Machine and People Guards and like devices have be tested and are operational according to Bakersfield Operations Center (BOC), Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) minimum requirements.
• Manually and accurately select appropriate frozen Product from rack location or forward pick in the freezer to build pallets to fill customer orders.
• Layer pick/ Hand pick to build full pallets and transport completed palletized orders to shipping dock or staging area with a forklift as required.
• Ensure count accuracy, record counts on appropriate forms, (Loader Check List), and visually inspect for damaged product.
• Wrap completed pallet with stretch wrap to prepare customer order, then label and ready the order for shipment if needed.
• Put away full pallets of incoming product, load and unload trailers, breakdown or super-size pallets and change stretch wrap rolls.
• Obtain samples for Quality Control, replenish pick slots, rotate date sensitive stock and keep work areas clear and clean.
• Remove empty pallets of corrugate cardboard, packing, and strapping to the proper area or receptacles and load baler as needed.
• Inspect empty pallets for damage, stack and move pallets with Power Jack or Forklift to the proper storage area.
• Perform general housekeeping duties; scrape, chip ice, clean freezer, keep loading dock and trailers clean and dry.
• Clean-up spills, sweep / mop floors, place trash in proper receptacles and remove when full.
• At end of shift, secure all equipment, complete all required paperwork, and perform general housekeeping and clean-up as required.
• All other duties as assigned