Warehouse Coordinator - Crown DBL Reach High Lift

About High Liner Foods

High Liner Foods was founded in 1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada as a small salt fish company. Lunenburg is still the current home of our Canadian Operations. As a category leader in Seafood, High Liner Foods has a strong footprint across Canada and the U.S. with close to $1 billion in sales.

High Liner Foods is the seafood brand people trust. Every day we're Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life through a focus on our customers, innovation, and of course, responsible operations. Our talented team is committed to the High Liner Foods goal of becoming the leader in branded, value-added seafood in North America.

We offer professional, technical and operational career opportunities across Canada and the United States. We believe in building a high-performance organization by investing in our people. We are focused on developing future leaders from within and fostering career growth and advancement.

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High Liner Foods is a career destination. We look for high performing talent who value:

• Safety; it's our #1 priority
• Opportunities to contribute to your community through volunteerism
• A culture of inclusion, support and recognition
• Senior leaders that are highly accessible and available to employees
• A strong focus on education and career development through training
• Competitive hourly rates and bonus potential for organizational performance
• A comprehensive benefit plan designed to keep up with the changing healthcare needs across North America

Position Summary

The warehouse coordinator is primarily for the accurate storage, shipping, receiving, cycle counting and location accuracy for all products stored in either frozen or dry goods warehouse areas. This job requires a high degree of organizational skills and ability to work effectively with other organizations on a daily basis.

Additionally the warehouse coordinator must be capable of utilizing the current ERP application and/or RF technology equipment and capable of operating a forklift for the purpose of moving, locating, relocating, stacking, kitting and counting product.

Specific Duties

• Accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the forklifts. Capable of passing certification training.
• Unload and move inbound shipments safely and move product to storage locations or production floor and efficiently stack and store the product in the appropriate area.
• Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact quantity and type of product required is loaded and shipped. Perform picking duties in a efficient manner that meets customer service standards.
• Fulfillment of work orders per manufacturing schedule. Requires issuing materials or returning material in a real time basis via RF technology to/from work orders.
• Capable of backing up all functions associated with warehousing in both frozen and dry goods areas.
• Check or count freight for accuracy and/or damage and infestations.
• Performs daily cycle counts and participate in annual physical inventories.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse. Conduct operations in a manner, which promotes safety and report anything which may compromise food safety to management.
• Performs inventory transfers/transactions and adjustments to inventory balances using the ERP application and/or RF technology.
• Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift or other equipment. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods.
• Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee that tight inventory control and security are maintained. Ensured proper stock rotation via FIFO principles.

Job Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of inventory control systems and processes and the ability to utilize for daily activities.
• Experienced in Fork Lift truck operation
• Able to work in cold storage environments with temperatures ranging from 24 degrees Fahrenheit to -degrees Fahrenheit.
• Ability to communicate with freight suppliers, import/export, freight forwarders, packaging/corrugated vendors, manufacturing personnel, customer service, engineering, finance and other company personnel as required.
• Knowledge of warehousing processes and how these processes can be integrated into existing company practices and requirements.
• Ability to analyze and reconcile inventory variances.
• Ability to maintain an accurate and well-organized warehouse and receiving/shipping dock.
• Ability to interface with MIS on enhancements or problems with the system application and/or initiate requests necessary to improve or correct inventory control issues.
• Other tasks as assigned

Physical Demands

Plant Environment

The plant work environment will expose the employee to loud noise, food grade dust & odors, moving & vibrating machinery, heavy equipment, powered industrial trucks, heights, traffic, anhydrous ammonia, oils and electricity. The employee may be exposed to adverse weather conditions including extreme cold, heat, rain, snow, dust, smoke and odors.

Allergens found inside the plant include: fish, shellfish, nuts, eggs, wheat, soy, milk, and coconut.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, listen, reach with hands and arms, and bend. The employee is required to use hands to handle, operate, and feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to operate a forklift.

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Health, Safety & Wellness

At High Liner Foods, we believe strongly in the safety and wellness of our employees. Our organization has a number of policies, programs and practices that focus on safety, wellness, health and sustainability of the overall organization.

Recruitment Process

Our process is meaningful but efficient! We want to get to know you and show you what our world is like.

Applicants who demonstrate potential will be contacted directly for a preliminary phone interview. Successful applications from this stage will participate in a behavioral-based interview and/or a facility walk-through.

All hires are conditional upon the successful completion of references, background checks and applicable drug testing.

High Liner Foods (USA), Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to diversity & inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or marital status, genetic information or other protected status, covered by federal, state or local law.

Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities. High Liner Foods (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact humanresources@highlinerfoods.com for assistance.