Warehouse Order Picker (Overnight)- Part Time

Why Palmer Food Services?

We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage.

What We Value:

• Honesty & Integrity
• Service & Excellence
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Family & Community
• Dependability & Loyalty
• Compassion

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Accurately selects products using voice-directed picking technology or handheld RF scanners.
• Verifies product descriptions, quantities, lot numbers, and expiration dates to ensure order accuracy.
• Builds stable, organized pallets to minimize product damage during transportation.
• Wraps, labels, and stages completed pallets in designated shipping areas for loading.
• Rotates product using FIFO (First In, First Out) inventory practices when applicable.
• Performs quality checks to identify damaged, outdated, or incorrect products before shipment.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe work environment by following housekeeping standards.
• Follows all food safety, sanitation, and warehouse safety procedures.
• Reports inventory discrepancies, damaged products, and equipment issues to leadership promptly.
• Assists with replenishing pick locations to maintain product availability.
• Safely lifts, carries, pushes, and pulls products weighing up to company-established limits.
• Meets established productivity, attendance, and quality expectations in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Works collaboratively with supervisors and fellow associates to ensure nightly shipping goals are achieved.
• Performs pre- and post-shift inspections of assigned warehouse equipment and reports any maintenance concerns.
• Complies with all company policies, OSHA regulations, and safe material handling practices.
• Performs other warehouse duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or a GED
• 1+ years’ experience loading and selecting merchandise in a warehouse
• 1-2 years’ experience with electric power equipment
• Basic reading, writing and math skills to properly identify products and mark them for delivery
• Ability to understand the slot-sequencing layout of the warehouse and labels that are placed on selected products
• Ability to work in varying temperatures in order to select product from refrigerated, frozen, and dry picking locations
• Ability to follow instructions to work safely, efficiently, and accurately using company provided equipment
• Ability to lift products weighing between 40-60 lbs

Salary:

• 19.00/ hour plus a performance incentive 

Shift:

• Two nights per week (Sunday and Monday), beginning at 6:30 PM. Shift ends when work is completed, which may be as late as 6:30 AM.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by a Warehouse Order Picker to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, sit, operate warehouse
• Must be able to use hands to handle and feel objects, perform fine finger movements, reach with hands and arms, and have the ability to see, talk, and hear.
• Must be able to regularly lift and carry up to 100 lbs on a regular basis
• Ability to work in a cold environment for extended periods with temperatures reaching -10
• Possess normal vision with or without correction and able to distinguish colors
• Possess fluent speech in English, writing and communication skills necessary to effectively carry out job functions

Benefits of working Full-Time at Palmer Food Services:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)
• 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
• Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
• 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood)
• Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products
• Employee Appreciation Events
• And much more