Job description

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:
Curious & Creative
Hungry For Food & Results
Entrepreneurial
Forward Thinking & Flexible
Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Summary: Packages processed frozen or fresh meats and poultry for distribution. Selects products from pick ticket and stages for production. Replenishes stock as needed. Maintains cleanliness of work space by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Transport finished product to appropriate packaging line utilizing carts
• Power down machines using appropriate procedures
• Set up vacuum packaging machines for appropriate size required.
• Bag portions and put through machine for sealing.
• Box portion portions according standards
• Weigh box for specification and apply labels to boxes.
• Stack boxes and stage for inventory or shipment
• Read customer order to determine items to be processed, moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Convey materials and items from productions locations to stocked locations or to other designated areas using pallet jack or carts.
• Lifting boxes ranging .5#-55# frequently.
• Sort and place items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Work in refrigerated rooms 30-36 degrees and freezers.
• Assemble customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or convey orders to packing station or shipping department to prepare for shipping.
• Mark or label items with identifying information.
• Open boxes, crates, and other containers.
• Record amounts of items distributed.
• Weigh or count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards
• Compile worksheets or tickets from customer specifications.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area including warehouse.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability:
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and/or weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Ability to read film specifications

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual be able to use a scan gun, enter location changes and other information.

Certificates and Licenses:
No certifications needed. Must be able to training required for equipment used.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Must be able to work in refrigerated and freezer areas. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move 1 to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

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