Full-Time | Onsite
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 7am to 4:30pm - depending on business needs
Off Friday and Saturday
Company Summary
Pero Family Farms is a market share leader with over a century of dedication, commitment and integrity. Operating since 1908, Pero is the farm trusted by retailers and consumers alike. We are a fully integrated farming operation, with departments that specialize in organic farming, logistics, global supply chain management, national sales operations, food processing operations, and strategic marketing functions. Our operation includes over 35,000 acres spanning across the East Coast of the United States from Florida to New York, with distribution and production facilities in several different states. We pride ourselves in maintaining a strong family heritage and tradition that has been dedicated to quality, innovation, and excellent customer service that has been feeding America’s families for over a century. Our family’s passion for farming remains unwavering, with a vision to continue the tradition for many generations to come, whilst maintaining the reverence and trust it has established with the American consumer.
As we expand our offering to include an assortment of organic vegetable options; we have become one of the largest organic vegetable growers in the country and we are looking to grow our workforce family. Join us in continuing and strengthening our position as a market share leader dedicated and trusted by retailers and consumers alike.
Primary Responsibilities
- Adequate training and understanding of FAMOUS & RIMS as it relates to the coordination of accurate order fulfillment
- Firm knowledge of product sizes, varieties, sensitivity, location, and backgrounds.
- Verify correct labeling of orders; ensures proper pallet count; verifies that order is adequately selected; understands the role of a Forklift driver & Stacker; familiarizes pallets with proper palletization and stacking procedures; understands FIFO method; assists in clean billing of orders; repack broken products for continued usage; knows when to release an order, knows when to release backorders.
- Properly and efficiently assign work for forklift drivers before they arrive for another assignment.
- Understand preferences for the various customer bases, ensuring proper quality and quantity for customer orders; expresses neatness and care through proper order selection. Special request, correct production trailer.
- Direct implementation of the “Priority Load List & Load Planner” while working closely with client services, supply, and operations departments to ensure proper delivery schedule; understanding of proper loading techniques; complies with customer loading preferences; ensures all customer orders are completed along with any order additions.
- Maintain, keep and clean office create an organized and workable environment and respect all company property and equipment.
- Completion of paperwork neatly and legibly; ability to communicate effectively; ability to assist and go above what is asked; expressing concern and care for the company and fellow associates; develops proper tools that make a good leader.
- Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Occupational Safety procedures, and all Food Safety guidelines related to the position of being on the Warehouse floor.
- Follow compliance with GMP, USDA, and DOL standards.
SCHEDULE
- Days off: 1 Week Day & 1 Weekend Day
- During training, the shift will be from 7:00AM to 3:30PM
- Once training is complete, the regular schedule will be from 11:30AM to 8:00 PM or until close time
Skills And Requirements
- Knowledge of warehouse operations is preferred but not necessary.
- Knowledge of Forklift and Computer Systems preferred.
- Experience with producing distribution software systems preferred.
- Basic mathematical and literacy skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Knowledge of the Spanish language preferred
Company Benefits/Perks
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance and more
- Paid Time Off (PTO)