Job Details
** Herr Foods Inc**
** Material Handler (Pittston, PA)**
Pittston, PA 18640
We are currently seeking a qualified individual for a **Full Time** **Material Handler/Truck Driver** position, to join our **Wilkes Barre** team! ***Bringing Home Your Work Never Tasted So Good!***
Herr Foods Inc. is a privately owned salty snack food manufacturer and distributor based in Nottingham, PA and we think our 1600+ employees are pretty spectacular! We are committed to making our Herrs family business an enjoyable and profitable place to work.
**Schedule**: Monday-Friday, 40+ hours a week! (start time will be between 5am-7am daily)
**Salary:** $17.00 hourly rate
This position is full-time **benefit eligible**. Herrs is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance; long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description).
**Summary:** Receives and stores product in the warehouse for distribution to Route Sales people, while maintaining an accurate inventory of product and warehouse supplies.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
* Unloads trailers and stacks product in designated spaces in the warehouse.
* Counts and records product and materials being unloaded from trailer to maintain an accurate inventory count.
* Pulls Route Sales daily orders from stock and places the orders on pallets or track.
* Collects and organizes reusable cardboard boxes from Route Sales people.
* Uses computer to enter records.
* Completes requisition forms to order supplies from other plant departments.
* Provides back-up assistance to the Branch Warehouse Manager for generating orders, scheduling and direction of job duty assignments for warehouse employees.
* Operate a Herr's straight truck vehicle to assist with out of stocks or deliveries 1-2 days per week regularly as well as providing back up support during vacations for the regular delivery driver.
* Assisting with route sales routes as needed.
**Qualifications:**
* Must be at least 21 years of age per DOT regulations to operate the appropriate vehicle
* Must possess a high school diploma or general education degree; and/or one to three months related experience and/or training
* Able to read, write, understand and speak English
* Display common sense, understanding, working knowledge of product codes and warehouse procedures
* Must possess a valid drivers license in the current state of residence and a clean driving record
* Must pass a DOT (Department of Transportation) Physical
* All Herr Foods Inc. job offers are contingent upon successfully passing a drug test.
+ Herr Foods also has a Random Drug Testing program for all active employees.
**Physical Demands**
* Constantly reaching and using fine manipulation
* Frequently walking, bending, squatting, balancing and lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds
* Occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds
* Minimally sitting, kneeling, crawling, and climbing
***Herr Foods Inc.is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities***