POSITION SUMMARY:

Sort and repair pallets, break down combos, pick up trash, clean up spills and operate equipment.

At GSF, we believe that investing in our associates strengthens our culture and fuels our growth. We care about your well-being, and will support you with the following:

• Paid time off, including paid leave (in compliance with state and local regulations), vacation, sick, holiday, jury duty, and bereavement. Associates accrue 1 hour for every 40 hours worked of sick time off. Additionally, associates accrue 1 week of vacation time in their first year of employment with 9 holidays per year.

• Comprehensive benefits package to support our associates and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Voluntary Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Life, and AD&D), Retirement Plan.

• Associate Development via Education Reimbursement and/or Scholarships, virtual courses, or classroom development experiences.

• Please note that the compensation details listed in postings reflect the base pay only.

* The expected range for this position is $19.80/Hour

Location, confirmed job-related skills, education, experience, and relevant training will be considered in setting the actual starting salary.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality and legal compliance.
• Perform all work in accordance with environmental, health and safety standards, rules, regulations and practices of the facility.
• Must be able to pass training/certifications as required for qualification.
• Must be able to control and clean up spills on the yard.
• Clean the parking lots and under the docks.
• Disassemble and band empty paste combos.
• Sort and repair pallets.
• Pick up trash around the yard.
• Empty liquid waste.
• Inventory pallets.
• Stack empty drums on trailers.
• Must be able to operate the trash compactors and baler.
• Must be able to understand support the recycling and sustainability efforts of the facility.
• Document completed work as required by the supervisor.
• Compliance with all other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBLITIES:

        - None.

PHYSICAL AND VISUAL ACTIVITIES:

• Lift pallets.
• Sort combos.
• Ability to visually differentiate items of color, up close and in the distance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• Stand/walk 6 or more hours per day.
• Constantly talk/hear.
• Frequently squat, bend, reach, twist/turn, grip/grasp, handle/finger and use fine motor tasks.
• Frequently use eye/hand coordination.
• Frequently lift up to 50 lbs from floor to overhead and carry 25 feet.
• Occasionally use eye/hand/foot coordination and taste/smell.
• Occasionally lift up to 100 lbs from floor to overhead and carry 25 feet.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

ENVIRONMENTAL/ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:

• Frequently work in damp, wet, humid, and slippery environments.
• Frequently work in extreme heat/cold (outdoors).
• Occasionally work near moving machinery with fumes or airborne debris.
• Occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.

MACHINES/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE

• Bump cap, hair net, safety glasses, hearing protection, and uniform.
• Cut resistant gloves.
• Small hand tools.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• 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 small group situations to customers, clients, and other team members of the organization.
• Ability to use effective problem solving skills.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.