Freezer Associate

Warehouse Freezer Associate

Join Our Team at Village Gourmet – Three Little Pigs!

Location: Hanover Township, PA – Keyco Distribution Center
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday–Friday - 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM| 1st
Department: Warehouse & Distribution

Compensation: $21.00 - $24.00 per hour, based on skills and experience.

Build Your Career With Us!

Looking for a stable, hands-on opportunity with room to grow?

At Village Gourmet, we believe great people make great things happen! We're looking for dependable, motivated, and hardworking Warehouse Freezer Associates to join our Three Little Pigs Distribution Center team.

If you enjoy staying active, working with a supportive team, and taking pride in doing things right, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do

As a Warehouse Freezer Associate, you will help ensure frozen products are received, stored, handled, picked, and shipped accurately and safely, while maintaining proper cold-storage conditions, inventory accuracy, and an organized warehouse environment.

Freezer Operations & Cold Storage

• Receive, move, organize, and store frozen products in designated freezer locations.
• Maintain proper product identification, storage organization, and stock rotation.
• Help protect product quality by maintaining cold-chain integrity during handling and movement.
• Monitor freezer storage conditions and promptly report temperature concerns, damaged products, or storage issues.
• Keep freezer areas organized, accessible, and safe for daily operations.

Receiving & Inventory Control

• Receive and verify raw materials from vendors and finished products transferred from the manufacturing plant.
• Check incoming products for accurate quantities, identification, condition, and lot information.
• Assist with inventory counts, stock rotation, and inventory record accuracy.
• Use RF scanners, warehouse management systems, and inventory records as assigned.
• Identify and report inventory discrepancies, damaged materials, or product concerns.
• Help maintain accurate product tracking and traceability.

Order Fulfillment & Shipping

• Pick, stage, and prepare products for customer orders and outbound shipments.
• Verify product identification and quantities to support accurate order fulfillment.
• Assist with loading, unloading, receiving, and shipping activities as needed.
• Support timely product transfers between the manufacturing plant and Distribution Center.
• Use warehouse material-handling equipment only when properly trained and authorized.
• Help maintain an efficient workflow to support daily warehouse and shipping goals.

Quality, Food Safety & Workplace Safety

• Follow GMPs, HACCP procedures, USDA requirements, SQF standards, and company food safety policies.
• Maintain proper product handling and storage conditions to protect food safety and quality.
• Follow allergen-control, product traceability, and contamination-prevention procedures.
• Immediately report damaged products, temperature concerns, inventory discrepancies, or unsafe conditions.
• Wear required cold-weather protective clothing, gloves, footwear, and other PPE.
• Follow safe material-handling practices and warehouse equipment safety procedures.

Warehouse Organization & Cleanliness

• Maintain clean, organized, and safe freezer, receiving, storage, and shipping areas.
• Keep aisles, storage locations, and work areas free of unnecessary obstructions.
• Properly organize products, pallets, materials, and warehouse supplies.
• Report damaged storage racks, equipment, or unsafe warehouse conditions.
• Support daily housekeeping, workplace organization, and continuous improvement activities.
• Help reduce product damage, inventory errors, and unnecessary waste.

Teamwork & Communication

• Work collaboratively with Warehouse Associates, Supervisors, Manufacturing, Quality, and Distribution teams.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with coworkers and leadership.
• Follow instructions from the Warehouse Supervisor and established operating procedures.
• Ask questions when instructions, product information, or safety procedures are unclear.
• Adapt to changing warehouse priorities and assist in other Distribution Center areas when needed.
• Support the team in meeting daily receiving, inventory, and shipping goals.

What We're Looking For

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous warehouse, freezer, cold-storage, food distribution, or material-handling experience is a plus—but not required.
• Entry-level and experienced warehouse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Technical Skills

• Basic counting, product identification, and inventory verification skills.
• Ability to recognize product damage, labeling errors, and inventory discrepancies.
• Ability to learn and use RF scanners, warehouse management systems, and inventory records.
• Understanding of safe material handling and warehouse safety practices.
• Forklift certification required only when assigned to operate powered industrial trucks.

You'll Be Successful If You Are:

• Dependable, punctual, and committed to doing quality work.
• Detail-oriented and focused on inventory accuracy.
• Safety-conscious and comfortable following established procedures.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, temperature-controlled warehouse environment.
• A positive, respectful, and team-oriented coworker.
• Flexible and willing to assist with freezer and general warehouse responsibilities.
• Motivated to learn new skills and grow professionally.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

This is a hands-on position in a freezer and temperature-controlled food distribution environment.

You should be able to:

• Work for extended periods in below-freezing freezer areas.
• Transition between freezer, refrigerated, and ambient warehouse environments.
• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
• Frequently bend, reach, push, pull, and handle warehouse materials.
• Perform repetitive product-handling and inventory-related activities.
• Lift and move materials within the established requirements of the position.
• Work safely around pallets, storage racks, material-handling equipment, and potentially slippery surfaces.
• Properly wear required cold-weather clothing, protective footwear, gloves, and other PPE

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success means:

• Frozen products are received, stored, handled, and shipped accurately and safely.
• Proper cold-storage conditions and product integrity are maintained.
• Inventory counts, product identification, and warehouse records are accurate.
• Vendor receipts, manufacturing transfers, and customer orders are processed correctly and on time.
• Freezer and warehouse areas remain clean, organized, safe, and inspection-ready.
• Product damage, inventory discrepancies, and safety concerns are reported promptly.
• You work collaboratively with your team to support daily warehouse and distribution goals.
• Your attention to detail helps protect the quality, safety, and integrity of our products.

Join Village Gourmet and help us deliver quality, teamwork, and excellence every day.

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