Assistant

Full Time
Pearl River, LA 70452
Posted
Job description

Please Note - This is an overnight position.

SUMMARY : Responsible for the proper receiving and tagging for stock activities, insuring the
proper quantity and quality of product is received.


This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established
mission statement:


“Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our
employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’,
needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with
high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to
ensure our members profitability, competitiveness and continued growth.”


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The individual must have the ability to
perform the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be
requested by the department head or a member of upper management but are intended for an
understanding of the purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to
provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store
sales and profits.


1. Verify driver's purchase order with the receiving schedule for schedule appointment.
2. Compare bill of lading versus receiving document.
3. Check completed paperwork for variances.
4. Check product for contamination and or infestation.
5. Stamp the bill of lading and note shortages.
6. Give copy of paperwork to driver and file remaining paperwork.
7. Tag the pallet of product with proper pallet tag.
8. Communicate with supervisor any issues and concerns relating to position.
9. Keep area clean.
10 . Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must
always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members,
associates and division management.


QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To 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. A reasonable accommodation will
be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of
the business without significant difficulty or expense. The accommodation would permit a
qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and
company guidelines of the position.


EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma preferred;
prior warehouse experience plus warehouse mobile equipment operating experience preferred.
Basic required competencies: Conscientiousness, detail oriented, safety minded, self motivated to
achieve, high initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, team oriented, learning and
applying information, ability to follow instructions in English (both written and verbal).


LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and speak fluent English. Ability to read and interpret
documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals. Ability to write
routine reports and correspondence relating to position.


MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and apply concepts of basic math and
algebra.


REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Posses the ability to work with
coworkers and gain mutual respect with a common goal of increasing sales and profitability.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to
finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The
employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and smell. The
employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required
by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception,
and the ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to operate safely warehouse mobile
equipment.


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 providing a hardship is not required of the company or membership.
Indoors, with adequate cooling, heating, and adequate lighting. Outdoors as needed. Working in
warehouse environment with moderate noise due to industrial mobile equipment operation and
varied temperatures based on assigned work area. Temperatures will vary based on outside
temperatures for the non-air-conditioned section and cool temperatures ranging from -15 to the
upper 40's for the perishable sections.

This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist the Distribution
Department in continuous growth and financial success of the Membership and Company.

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