Warehouse Coordinator

Description

Job Purpose / Summary

The Warehouse Coordinator is responsible for picking orders, palletizing, and loading and unloading products and cases. This role works in areas with temperature variations, including freezer (negative 10°F), cooler (37°F), and dry warm storage (78°F and above), for extended periods, and involves continually lifting cases to palletize product. Warehouse team members utilize wearable software devices to ensure accurate product selection.

Essential Job Functions

The following duties are considered essential functions of this position. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

• Responsible for pulling products for Agency Partner orders, removing product from storage to fill, stage, and load orders for shipment on a FIFO (first-in, first-out) basis. Storage locations are found throughout the warehouse, though work activity may be confined to a specific area, such as the freezer or cooler.
• Performs freight handling using appropriate motorized and manual equipment (when certified), using a hand-held selecting device as required.
• Assists local agency representatives in picking up orders and assists with product receipt and distribution processes as needed.
• May train and direct volunteers in performing various warehouse duties.
• Verifies all outbound products with drivers for Agency Deliveries and Mobile Distributions to ensure orders are accurate and accounted for.
• Keeps accurate records on load sheets, inventory sheets, scrap sheets, and computerized equipment, properly marks paperwork when making adjustments for product shortages, and ensures all required information is documented in accordance with SOPs.
• Reports any product or packaging issues and maintains communication with other departments, management, and employees, notifying them of any problems or concerns that may restrict the efficiency of warehouse operations.
• Maintains a clean, sanitary, and safe work area, with a strong focus on housekeeping, documentation, sanitation, and food safety processes, which are essential to Three Square's success given inspections by NDA, AIB, USDA, SNHD, and Feeding America.
• Utilizes a continuous improvement mindset, assisting in identifying opportunities to improve processes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education & Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two years of food warehouse experience required.
• Experience operating hand and electric pallet jacks and forklifts required.
• An understanding of warehouse management software is required.

Skills & Abilities

• Basic math skills (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers), along with sorting and reading skills.
• Working knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and usage.
• Ability to speak clearly over the phone and on a walkie-talkie radio.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, maintain attention to detail, handle interruptions, stay focused, and produce accurate work.
• Demonstrates professionalism, compassion, and a passion for members in the community who our organization impacts

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements listed are representative of those needed to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Three Square will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, absent undue hardship, to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.

• Ability to stand, walk, and reach continually throughout the shift, including extended periods of walking on concrete surfaces.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to handle, grasp, and manipulate objects continually.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and twist frequently.
• Ability to climb or balance occasionally, including on ladders and step stools.
• Must be able to lift, carry, pick up, and move objects up to 75 pounds.
• Must be able to push and pull pallets weighing over 2,000 pounds using manual pallet jacks.
• Ability to talk, hear, and smell continually, including the ability to detect spoiled or damaged product.
• Close vision is required to read labels, documents, and inventory screens; distance vision is required to navigate the warehouse and operate equipment safely.
• Distance vision and depth perception are required to operate motorized equipment or drive an automobile if operating equipment or driving is a job requirement.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a warehouse.
• The work environment is indoors and climate-controlled, though temperatures may fluctuate significantly with seasonal conditions, becoming very hot or very cold.
• Entrances may be open; work conditions can be very hot during the summer months and very cold during the winter months.
• May frequently enter and exit freezers and coolers, with exposure to extreme temperature variations.
• Moderate noise levels are found in business offices with computer printers, households with TVs and kitchen appliances, and while driving in light traffic.
• Occasional elevated noise levels due to motorized vehicle traffic operating within the building.
• The workspace may be very dusty.
• May be exposed to spoiled food and sharp objects when handling damaged product.
• May periodically work outside and be exposed to the elements.
• Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.

Why You Will Love Working Here

Joining Three Square means becoming part of a community-driven mission where your work truly matters, and where together, we can feed everyone. Every task you do, big or small, directly contributes to our mission of pursuing a hunger-free community. You will be a part of a team that shows up for our neighbors, works alongside dedicated program partners, and sees the tangible impact of their work reflected in the lives of the people we serve.

What Benefits Do We Offer?

Pay & Financial Wellness: Competitive pay and free Financial Advice Services through Forthright Partners - because your financial health matters beyond your paycheck.

Time to Recharge: We offer a generous PTO package, plus 16 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday, so that you can show up as your best self.

Health & Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee-only coverage, optional supplemental coverage including Accident, Critical Illness, Voluntary Life, and Pet Insurance, and company-paid access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for when life gets complicated.

Plan for the Future: A 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with up to 3% employer match to help you build the financial future you deserve.

And So Much More: This is just the beginning! We're always looking for new ways to support our team!