LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Assist and support the assigned functions of the warehouse department.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Remove bands and tops from bulk totes (or other vessel);
• Breakdown bulk totes;
• Ensure pallet of broken down totes is properly prepared to be returned to vendor;
• Place scrap in proper receptacles and dispose as needed;
• Stack and wrap all totes by vendor to be loaded on return rail car;
• Ensure safe use of the Lift Assist;
• Inspect all raw materials stored in the Warehouse every 30 days;
• Ensure that all materials are stored correctly and are free of debris or contamination;
• Document all findings and alert appropriate personnel (shift, dept. or QA manager) of any deficiencies;
• Assist in all other Warehouse responsibilities or special projects when needed;
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action;
• Backup UPS Clerk when needed

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots);
• Ability to apply basic computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning;
• Ability to use various equipment (knife, band cutters, vacuum lift).
• Ability to operate a forklift

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:
• Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors
• Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions
• Lifting/carrying
• Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.