The Short Order Selector is tasked with efficiently and accurately selecting products for Keany customers who place orders in smaller quantities, whether by individual units, by weight, or by half cases. Additionally, the Short Order Selector is responsible for the precise and timely loading of the repacked items onto pallets for Keany Produce customers.
Schedule: 8Pm - Until Completion Sunday to Friday
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Pulling, labeling, and re packaging broken case / short order product for Keany Produce customers by measuring, weighing, and Counting products and materials
- Inspecting completed orders to ensure that all product items have been pulled and ensure that produce is packed properly
- Make sure that all produce is stocked in an organized manner to save time and increase ease of work
- Keep track of stocks received from various sources
- Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.
- Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
- Remove complete or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment such as conveyors or in specified areas.
- Cleaning the warehouse area including sweeping and removing any boxes
- Filling empty slots with new produce, dairy products, and dry goods
Work Requirements / Condition:
- Degree of physical demands (strength) usually associated with this position:
- Minimum lift requirement 50-60 lbs. on a regular basis
- Requires repeated stooping and bending
- Frequent lifting and carrying boxed/bagged fruits and vegetables
- Requires continuous standing for extended periods of time
- Frequently requires riding a motorized, stand-on pallet jack
Environmental conditions (physical surroundings and hazards) are usually associated with this position:
- Working in a 40-degree (F) processing area for 8-10 hours daily
- Working in a damp environment for 8-10 hours daily
- Moderately noisy environment
- Able to lift and load products into boxes
- Able to make judgments on product quality
- Able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasked environment, and have good organizational skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Ability to recognize letters and symbols.
- Experience in direct order pulling, preferably in the produce industry
- Basic awareness of produce types
- Basic warehouse distribution
- 1 -2 years direct order pulling experience preferably in the produce industry preferred
- Advanced warehouse distribution and advanced produce knowledge preferred
- Flexibility and adaptability to change in work assignments and priorities preferred
- Must be a self-starter, assertive decision maker, forward thinker, and problem solver
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Ability to recognize letters and symbols
- Experience in direct order pulling (preferably produce industry)
- Basic awareness of produce types
- Basic warehouse distribution experience
- 1-2 years direct order pulling experience (preferred)
- Advanced warehouse distribution and advanced produce knowledge (preferred)
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing assignments and priorities (preferred)
- Must be a self-starter, assertive decision maker, forward thinker, and problem solver
- Ability to lift 50-60 lbs regularly
- Frequent stooping, bending and continuous standing for extended periods
- Frequent lifting and carrying boxed/bagged produce
- Frequent operation/riding of a motorized stand-on pallet jack
- Able to work in a 40°F processing area and damp environment for 8-10 hours daily
- Able to work in a moderately noisy, fast-paced, multi-tasked environment
What We Do
P.J.K. Food Service, LLC, doing business as Keany Produce & Gourmet, is a family-owned wholesale produce distributor based in Landover, Maryland. Serving the Mid-Atlantic region since 1978, the company specializes in the wholesale distribution of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, and specialty items to high-end restaurants, hotels, and schools.
