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Description

The Team Specialist is a non-exempt role, located in our clean, climate controlled facility in Kalona, IA with plans to move to Coralville in 2025.

Primary Responsibilities include the following. (Other duties may be assigned.)1. Understanding departmental SOPs• Read and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions.

2. Pick Orders• Locate Raw Materials in enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and physical location.• Accurately pick and verify product for internal customers.

3. Cycle Count (Inventory)• Identify and count raw materials.• Process/enter cycle count into ERP system.

4. Forklift Operation• Operate a forklift and one-person power lift in a safe manner.• Load/unload trucks and place materials from load into warehouse bays.6. Computer Skills• Basic level computer transactions (XA, Xalt, printing labels, and using a scale) preferred.• Verify orders based on lot, part number, and quantity.

Job SpecificationsTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education, Experience and CertificationsOne to two years related experience and/or training preferred. Associates in this role must be proficient and qualified in all basic Shipping skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to read and understand written instructions.2. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.3. The ability to communicate ideas in verbal and written format so others will understand4. Ability to demonstrate secondary level computer skills including XA and Xalt, preferred.5. Ability to demonstrate secondary level math and computation skills6. Ability to work in a team environment and provide direction to others7. Ability to determine and set priorities for the team to meet production and customer needs.8. Regular attendance is required for the ability complete all work.9. Requires face-to-face interaction with team members, peers and management to complete all work and provide support.10. Ability to work more than 40 hours per week (overtime) if needed based on business demand.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.1. The noise level in the work environment is usually frequent.2. Environmental temperature between 65 to 85 degrees

Physical DemandsDefinitions:Never Not performed or required.Seldom/Rare One time per hour up to 8 times per 8-hour shift.Occasional Up to 1/3 of day; 1 x every 30 minutes; 1 - 4 hours (8-hour shift)Frequent 1/3 to 2/3 of day; 1 x every 2 minutes; 4 - 6 hours (8-hour shift)Constant Greater than 2/3 of day; 1 x every 15 seconds; 6-8 hours (8-hour shift)

• Sit: Frequent./Occasional Workers are required to sit when keying information at computer. Workers have week rotation and will sit up to 6hours when at desk rotation.

• Stand: Constant. Workers stand on level concrete surfaces for most of the work. Workers also stand on step ladders with handrails.

• Walk: Constant. Walking throughout the warehouse location is required. Worker will negotiate around other people, equipment, racks, cases, and pallets. Walking is required from various parts of warehouse to shipping area which can be up to 100 yds.

• Steps: Occasional. Worker must be able to negotiate steps at 10 inches on step style ladder to reach cases. Ladders have rails on bilateral sides. Workers step up / down 13-inch step when getting on and off Ballymora and 8 inches on / off stand up forklift.

• Low Level Work: Frequent. Defined as a low-level work position with worker squatting, kneeling or half kneeling. Low level work includes going to pick cases off pallets 6 inches off floor and to reaching under storage rack to the back of pallets. Workers load boxes of product onto a shelf of a - wheel cart with a shelf height of 8 inches using bilateral upper extremities.

• Balance: Constant. Worker must maintain balance to prevent falling when walking, standing, negotiating stairs and, or crouching on level concrete surfaces. Workers must maintain balance while climbing up and down step style ladders (4 steps) while carrying cases of product.

• Bend/Stoop: Occasional. Defined as bending body forward or laterally by bending spine at the waist, requiring use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Workers are required to bend or stoop when picking product on floor shelf to avoid second tier of rack which is a height of 48 inches.

• Reach: Occasionally. Workers must be able to reach to a height up to 72 inches to reach boxes on the top level of a pallet. Workers place and remove cases at a height of 82 inches with assistance of step ladder. Frequent: Workers reach horizontally to 0-24 inches when handling cases, sliding cases / boxes on pallet, handling carts and keying information on the computer.

• Twisting: Rarely. Workers have space to allow squaring body up to work activities and pivoting entire body rather than twisting.

• Handle/grasp: Constant. Handling/grasping including cases, carts, labels, box cutters and taping handles.• Fine manipulation: Frequent: Bilateral fingering or key/pinch grasp is used for tasks including peeling and removing labels/stickers, gripping pallet jack handle, operating controls on forklift and work at a computer requiring keying and mousing.

• Lift: Frequent. Workers will lift up to 20 lbs. from heights of 6-72 inches and place at heights of 4-48 inches. Occasional: Workers lift cases weighing 21-30 lbs. from heights of 6-72 inches and place at height of 4-48 inches. Rare: 3rd party items weighing 50-60 lbs. are horizontally lifted from pallet to adjustable height carts from heights of 6-28 inches.

• Carry: Frequent. Up to 20 lbs. is lifted from heights from 6 to 72 inches and carried up to 5 feet. Occasional: Up to 30 lbs. is lifted from height from 6-72 inches and carried up to 5 feet. Rare: Workers will be required to carry paper boxes weighing 46 lbs. least 5 feet to place on a cart and place in storage closet.

• Push/Pull: Frequent. Workers will push/pull pallet jack to move pallets with product stacked on pallet requiring at least 25-30 lbs. of force up to 150 feet. Occasional: Workers horizontally push cases from racking onto Ballymora with a force of 30-50 lbs. at a height of 24 inches.

Qualifications

Experience

Preferred

• XA and/or Xalt

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)