Warehouse Utility Attendant - May

Job Summary

Responsible for general sanitation duties throughout the grocery warehouse, including warehouse offices. Ensures cleanliness of the complex grounds and Company field house.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Carries out general custodial needs for warehouse and office areas.
• Ensures cleanliness of the complex grounds and Company field house.
• Gathers and stacks empty pallets to maintain safe working conditions in the warehouse.
• Gathers cardboard and plastic for bailing and recycling purposes.
• Manually cleans warehouse floors by operating power sweeper / scrubber.
• Picks up and empties warehouse debris containers into dumpster / trash compactor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of warehouse procedures, rules, regulations, workflow, and products.
• Basic knowledge of training and safety procedures regarding power equipment and material handling.
• Ability to use knives / box cutters.
• Ability to operate a fork lift / pallet jack.
• Ability to operate a sweeper / scrubber.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and productivity.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods and processes.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret information.
• Ability to reason, form concepts and recognize and solve problems.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Six or more months of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Forklift / pallet jack certification required.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Continuously required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Continuously required to bend, kneel or squat.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 100 lbs.
• Occasionally required to sit for long periods of time.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop or crawl.

Work Context and Environment

• Work is generally performed in a warehouse setting.
• Frequently exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to extreme heat conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to industrial odors, fumes and dust.
• Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
• Occasionally exposed to heights.
• Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
• Noise level varies.

Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug free and alcohol-free environment for its partners and guests.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.