Distribution Associate

Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Distribution Associate II

Pay: $21.00 – $22.58

Location: Auburn, ME

Schedule: Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm

Designation: Hourly Nonexempt

Closing Date: May 12, 2025

Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs. Retirement with up to 6% matching contribution. 3 weeks of vacation, personal and sick time off benefits, and much more!

Understanding our Work: Ending Hunger

Your Role in Our Mission:

Under limited supervision, the Distribution Associate II performs work of moderate to complex difficulty in the accurate storing, shipping, and receiving of products to meet company standards of safety, security, and productivity. The associate is responsible for operating machinery to move, locate, relocate, pick, and stack inventory. The Distribution Associate position cross-trains in multiple functions to ensure successful distribution operations.

In This Position, You Will:

Perform a broad range of tasks which include but are not limited to loading, unloading, storing, and preparing shipments.

Reviews orders, pulls and prepares products for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and product type is loaded and shipped. Perform picking duties in an efficient manner that adheres to company standards.

Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage.

Manage appropriate records and reports to maintain tight inventory control and security.

Assist with physical inventory counts and performs inventory adjustments, transfers, and disposals in an inventory management system.

Ensure the proper handling, rotation, and replenishment of stock.

Operate material handling equipment safely, efficiently, and according to the proper procedures.

Provide guidance, training, and mentoring to new and existing team members regarding standard operating procedures and safety regulations.

Assist junior staff with more complex support tasks that require a higher understanding of functions, as directed by the immediate supervisor.

Provide training and guidance to individual and group volunteers; supervises individual and group volunteers.

Escalate issues to supervisor for resolution, as deemed necessary.

Ensure a clean, neat, and orderly work area; cleans and maintains supplies, tools, and equipment to ensure compliance with safety regulations, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) standards.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

As a Successful Candidate, You Have:

Minimum Experience Required

Two years of experience in a warehouse or distribution center.

Two years of experience operating industrial power equipment, including forklifts, pallet jackets, reach trucks, and scissor lifts.

Two years of experience with warehouse management and inventory systems.

Two years of experience delivering quality customer service.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

Knowledge of food safety standards.

Demonstrated ability to accurately record data.

Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures.

Fluency in English; verbal and written communication skills.

Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Basic computer hardware and software operation.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and complete assignments within established timeframes.

Ability to operate multiple frequency devices, handheld scanners, and other power equipment.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

The conditions herein represent those that an individual must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

Environment: Typically located in an ambient and temperature-controlled warehouse environment with regular exposure to factors that may cause discomfort, such as temperature extremes, moving machinery, and loud noises.

Physical: Safety-sensitive position due to regular interaction with heavy machinery and industrial power equipment.

Must be able to: perform moderate to heavy physical labor and lift 35 lbs frequently and 50 lbs occasionally. Position requires daily walking, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling 750lbs using a manual pallet jack. Frequent standing, walking, lifting, carrying, and reaching are required. Position requires regular use of hands to finger, handle or feel; reaching with hands and arms; talking and hearing. Specific vision abilities require the visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Offers of employment are contingent upon the results of a pre-employment evaluation to assess physical ability.

At Good Shepherd Food Bank, we believe in and uphold these Core Values:

Partnership

Listening to understand and learn from others; conveying ideas and facts using language that is tailored to the reader or audience; grasping information written in English and applying the information to work activities.

Building constructive working relationships characterized by an elevated level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect; Promoting cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables; Influencing others to build commitment to the organization's mission and strategic objectives.

Agility

Adapting to changing needs, conditions, and responsibilities; Responding positively to change and embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems.

Managing change in a way that reduces the concern and confusion experienced by others, clarifying priorities when leading others through change.

Maintaining work effectiveness in new situations and using data to make decisions.

Inclusion

Acknowledging our personal role and responsibility in conflict situations; Encouraging everyone to bring difficult issues into the open for discussion; Offering open exploration of differing ideas and solutions.

Demonstrating compassion, care, and consideration for others in all interactions.

Good Shepherd Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected under federal or state law.

Full-time