Assembly Line & Warehouse Lead - Full Time

1904 B St NW, Auburn WA

Description

About Cascadia Produce We are a family-owned company that operates throughout Washington State and is warehoused in Auburn, WA. We launched selling wholesale produce in 2017, but Covid-19 and 2020 caused a major pivot in our business - into emergency food relief. These days we primarily specialize in assembling food boxes under federal, state, county, and local food bank programs. We work with our customers to make sure our emergency food boxes contain items the community needs and wants. We measure our success these days by the number of families we are able to supply food to each week. We look forward to a time when there are far fewer people experiencing food insecurity, but until that day arrives, we are here to help. Position Summary Assembly Line & Warehouse Lead helps to set up, work, and break down our assembly line of fresh produce, as well as keep the warehouse orderly, to ensure we are able to several thousand emergency food boxes each week at our warehouse for distribution to food insecure people throughout Washington State. Job Duties • Drive a forklift to move pallets of produce and other food ingredients around in our warehouse • Cut open bails of boxes, stack boxes, fold bottom flaps, and run through a box taping machine • Work on an assembly line putting fresh food and dry goods into boxes • Cut open boxes, bags, and bails of food • Cleanup facility including breaking down cardboard boxes, sweeping, and clean floors • Inspect produce and other food items for quality • Troubleshoot issues on the assembly line and notify the Warehouse Manager if you are unable to resolve them • Safely use a standard electric pallet jack • Put heavy garbage into a dumpster • Put light garbage into plastic bins • Put cardboard into cardboard bins Minimum Job Requirements • Must be able to drive a forklift • Must have a King County Food Worker Card • Must be able to walk, bend, and hear • Must be able to lift boxes up to 35 pounds • Must be able to stand on a cement floor for up to 8 hours (with standard Rest Period & Meal Breaks) • Must be able to prove you are able to work legally in the United States Desired Qualifications • Has driver’s license with clean driving record and is able to move product in a commercial vehicle up to the size of a moving van (no CDL license required). Availability • Sunday through Thursday, approximately 9AM to 5PM