Jobs at Midwest Foods, Inc

Oversee second-shift outbound order fulfillment, including labor allocation, WMS planning and reporting, picking accuracy, staging, loading, productivity, safety, and compliance. Lead order filler teams, resolve shortages and discrepancies, maintain operational records, coach employees, and support continuous improvement. The role requires warehouse leadership experience, advanced WMS proficiency, and familiarity with high-volume distribution operations.

General application for employment with Midwest Foods, a family-owned wholesale food distributor serving food establishments across the Midwest. Applicants must complete the official online application and provide complete employment history for the previous three years. The company seeks staff to support its growth and mission of delivering quality food products and service.

Manage the full sales cycle, cultivate new business, grow customer relationships, and achieve profitable sales across food, hospitality, retail, and wholesale clients. Responsibilities include developing growth strategies, delivering presentations, overseeing client onboarding, advocating for customer needs, coordinating marketing initiatives, and collaborating with stakeholders. The role requires strong communication, relationship management, sales strategy, organizational, CRM, and Microsoft Office skills.

Develops and implements occupational health and safety policies across company facilities. Ensures OSHA compliance, recordkeeping, reporting, inspections, audits, risk assessments, and incident reviews. Conducts employee safety training, supports the safety committee, promotes hazard reporting, and represents the company with regulatory agencies. Requires strong leadership, communication, organizational skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and at least five years of industrial occupational health and safety experience.

Receive and inspect produce, food, and non-food shipments; verify counts, quality, paperwork, and inventory records. Train employees on WMS systems and scanners, coordinate dock-to-warehouse stocking, rotate inventory using FIFO, prepare shipments, and maintain clean, food-safe work areas. The role may also purchase products when needed and requires forklift or walkie-rider operation in a cold warehouse environment.

Performs quality assurance and food safety oversight in a cold food-processing environment. Monitors HACCP critical control points, GMPs, allergen and organic processing compliance, USDA standards, sanitation chemical concentrations, pre-operational inspections, ATP testing, and product/process testing. Maintains quality, traceability, batch, and specification records; calibrates equipment; places products or equipment on hold; and ensures adherence to company safety and regulatory requirements. The role requires substantial standing, walking, lifting, and working designated shifts.

Pick and verify produce orders using picking sheets, WMS scanners, and tablets. Load products onto pallets, palletize and label shipments, follow GMP and food safety guidelines, prevent cross-contamination and damage, and stage orders for next-day delivery. The role requires working in 30-degree coolers, lifting up to 60 pounds, operating an electric hand-jack, and working overtime, holidays, and an evening schedule.

Develop new business and manage the full sales cycle for food and hospitality clients. Responsibilities include building customer relationships, retaining and expanding accounts, presenting solutions, implementing sales strategies, supporting client onboarding, advocating for customer needs, planning marketing initiatives, and attending industry events. The role requires strong communication, relationship management, problem-solving, CRM proficiency, and experience in food, hospitality, service, or sales.

Provides on-site first-level technical support to internal users through phone, email, and in-person assistance. Configures and maintains workstations, mobile devices, laptops, phones, printers, software, and user network access. Troubleshoots hardware, software, network, and internet issues; manages IT inventory; escalates complex problems; coordinates equipment service; and follows up to confirm resolution. Requires strong communication, customer service, teamwork, Microsoft 365 knowledge, and basic networking skills.