Shipper-FT - Wholesale Route Division

Full Time
Hackensack, NJ
Posted
Job description
Join our great team of dedicated individuals!

At Gold Medal Bakery, we pride ourselves on hiring and retaining high quality people that showcase our core values of Integrity, Commitment and Caring in their work every single day.

Are you a self-driven individual
looking to make a long-term career move to a great team?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you and your future!

We seek a Shipper responsible for managing assigned company facility. Works autonomously to protect all company assets, while making sure all of our customer needs are fulfilled.

SUMMARY:
Responsible for managing assigned company facility. Works autonomously to protect all company assets, while making sure all of our customer needs are fulfilled.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL TASKS

  • Maintains a clean and safe work environment.
  • Ensures all products are being delivered on a timely basis.
  • Checks codes, freshness and pricing of products on a daily basis.
  • Develops/maintains goodwill with customers on behalf of Gold Medal Bakery.
  • Ensures all products delivered to the warehouse are accounted for.
  • Ensures warehouse floor is swept and clean on a daily basis.
  • Checks the docking and outside parking area daily to ensure it is free of debris.
  • Collects any outstanding balances due to Gold Medal Bakery.
  • Assists and coordinates all pick and sale of products to the IOs.
  • Confirms all IO returns for stale credit.
  • Processes all sales and stale credit for IOs through the HHC system.
  • Collects and centralizes all paperwork to be processed by the Accounting Dept.
  • Responds to problems/complaints regarding service and/or product quality and seeks resolutions in a timely manner, or elevates to superior. Must be physically present on the floor when IOs are present.
  • Trains/retrains as required by company training guidelines (i.e. annual GMPT).
  • Does not change job procedures without authorization from supervision.
  • Performs all other related assignments and training of other employees as required, to include emergency deliveries to customers when necessary.
  • Always operates according to company core values of caring, commitment, and integrity.
Every employee is responsible for ensuring the highest degree of food safety and producing a quality product by following the standard operating procedures and adhering to the quality control standards. Anything which negatively affects or potentially affects the quality of the product (including damaged or inferior ingredients and produced product) must immediately be resolved by the employee or brought to the attention of a Supervisor.

The above job description is not intended to be all inclusive but is to serve as a guideline for the position and subject to change to meet the needs of Gold Medal Bakery or its customers.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Preparation and Training
A high school level of knowledge of several subjects is required in order to prepare reports, perform calculations, keep records and/or deal effectively with other people.

Work Experience
Ability to work independently without close supervision is required. Prior experience in route delivery is helpful and indicates adaptability to do early morning work and long hours.

Independent Judgment and Consequence of Errors
Independent judgment is often required in safely driving a step van in early morning hours, with varying hazardous conditions due to traffic and weather. Some direct guidance is received from supervision and/or from established procedures and instructions. The consequence of errors may be significant in cost of time, customer service, product appearance and customer/consumer relations.

Contact with Others
Must have the ability to communicate with managers in retail stores. Some contact with other employees during loading, check-in, and cooperative transfer of products.

Work of Others
Responsible for own work only.

WORK SCHEDULE

Work schedule is as determined by Supervisor

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be capable of exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects such as trays and dollies.
  • Colored sight is needed to distinguish colors for food safety. Perception is required to place, arrange and stack product displays. Must be able to do basic math calculations to count, add, subtract, multiply and divide. Visual requirements as normally required of vehicle drivers is necessary.
  • Must be capable of moving in and out of a step van and transporting product into stores. Tasks require sitting while driving, standing, walking, squatting, climbing, reaching, twisting, bending, carrying, grasping, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and the ability to push/pull products on docks, ramps and store aisles. Must be able to talk, hear and understand English for safe driving and customer communications.
  • Work is in a typical retail store setting.
  • Must be able to work courteously and effectively with others, and to assist co-workers as required.
Benefits of working at Gold Medal Bakery!

When you join the Gold Medal Bakery team, you not only become part of our team, but also join our family of individuals who help us to uphold our commitment of providing the best products and services. We view our team members as our most valuable asset, and provide competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including the following:
  • Paid holidays, sick and vacation time
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
  • Life, AD&D and LTD insurance
  • 401K with discretionary company match
  • Scholarship Eligibility
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Gym Membership Reimbursement
  • Annual Physical Exam Incentive
  • Doordash DashPass account for free food deliveries!
  • Skecher’s Corporate Shoe Discount
  • COVID Vaccination Incentive
If you are qualified and interested in this position, we encourage you to apply now on our website at https://www.goldmedalbakery.com/employment-opportunities/

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