RECEIVER - CASTROVILLE, CA

The Receiver is responsible for receiving all incoming product, in good conditions and proper traceability to Ocean Mist Farms facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Opening and closing procedures and corrections
• Input data into Famous system from field tickets & purchased product Bill of Ladings (BOL)
• Communicate daily with quality assurance inspectors to coordinate any hold action report and purchased product to be inspected
• Daily operation of forklift and completion of the forklift daily check list
• Communicate and coordinate totals with Field Supervisors and Shipping Office
• Rectify discrepancies between physical and paper inventory
• Communicate daily with Sales, Grower Accounting and Shipping
• Report daily estimates
• Coordinate field trucks
• Check in: field trucks & inspectors
• Operate scale and cash register for line trucks
• Daily rectify cash and credit cards charged with scale tickets and sign the weight scale summary of daily activity report
• Use of hand-held scan guns to consolidate partials of product in receiving A and B
• Use food link network to print traceability stickers and place on the product from lake side organics
• Send daily field pack out reports via email to the affiliated companies
• Report daily via email to the designated group when day is finished, and all commodities have been recounted
• Help in both receiving A and B based on where help is needed
• Help to stack partials to complete full pallets of all commodities
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Working knowledge of computers & software as utilized in the Cooler environment such as: Microsoft operating system, Famous software, alligator tech and food link software
• Bi-lingual English and Spanish preferred
• Previous Agricultural experience preferred
• Able to correctly use radio frequency handheld devices
• 1 year minimum experience in Agriculture Cooling, Receiving and Shipping
• Must be available to work weekends and different schedule hours every week
• Basic math and reading skills
• Forklift certified preferred
• Ability to learn new duties with minimal repetition
• Strong interpersonal skills including ability to maintain effective working relationships with Employees, Peers, Supervisors’ vendors and customers
• Ability to work in ever –changing, fast – paced environment
• Strong knowledge in good manufacturing practices program
• High school graduate / GED preferred