Loader
American Foods Group, LLC

Job Info

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Overview
Job Summary
The Loader is responsible for efficiently and safely loading and unloading materials, products, or cargo onto and off trucks, containers, or storage areas. This role ensures that items are properly handled, secured, and organized to facilitate smooth and effective transportation and storage operations.

• Complete a daily forklift inspection report at the start of each shift. Report any deficiencies that would not allow safe use of the equipment immediately to the shipping supervisor.
• Loaders will work with an order picker as a team and will share responsibilities of each load to which they are assigned.
• Loaders are required to complete a trailer checklist prior to loading. If deficiencies are found with the refrigeration unit or interior of the trailer, they are to be reported to the shipping supervisor before any loading occurs.
• Loaders will use scanners to ship the product to customers' order numbers, build pallet tags, make pallet inquiries, unship product from an order, transfer product to various warehouses and for customer returns of products.
• Loaders may be required to help stack product by hand and hand wrap pallets.
• Loaders are responsible for keeping the dock clean and free from debris.
• Loaders will complete a trailer load sheet as loading occurs listing order numbers, total case counts for each order, the orders net weight and total pallet counts for each order. The loader will record product codes on each pallet, number of cases of each product code on the pallet, placement of the pallet within the trailer, record the location of any temperature recorders and record the seal number used on the trailer.
• Once loading has been completed all paperwork will be turned over to the billing clerks.
• When loading combo bins the loader will scan each combo to an order number and record the placement of each combo number inside the trailer on a trailer load sheet.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to work in a humid, cold, wet or slippery surface at varied heights in and around moving equipment and parts with the use of personal protective equipment (P.P.E)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience/knowledge of manufacturing environment
• Previous knife experience in manufacturing environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Be attentive to detail
• Ability to work safely, wear P.P.E, and follow instructions
• Ability to attend work consistently
• Display strong work ethnicity

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

American Foods Group, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement . Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. American Foods Group, LLC will not discriminate against applicants who inquire about, disclose or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Learn more: Pay Transparency . American Foods Group, LLC participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more: E-Verify

Summary
America's Heartland Packing is set to open its doors in early 2025. The 775,000 sq. ft. greenfield project will include a harvest floor, carcass chillers, fabrication area, rendering, further processing area, storage coolers, freezers, and loading docks.

What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.
• Excellent benefit plan. Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!

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