Order Picker
- Location
- Ankeny, IA
- Listed
- 21 days ago
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Position is available on 3rd Shift, 3:30pm - 12:00am Monday - Friday. Overtime as required on Saturday and/or Sunday. Daily shift overtime required as needed.
Hourly Rate
$22.93/hour plus $0.55/hour shift differential.
To accurately select products, efficiently assemble, prepare for shipment, and verify the accuracy of orders that are shipped to customers and pool distribution points. Continuously update inventory as the product is picked.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Pick a finished product from storage racks for customer orders accurately, efficiently, and with due concern for product quality and condition.
- Work safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by reading and following Company and OSHA safety regulations.
- Perform various functions within the pick module.
- Send orders down the conveyor to be wrapped.
- Watch for and remove jams on the conveyor.
- Prepare orders for shipment by palletizing and wrapping or boxing products, prints, and attaching labels on completed orders.
- Place packing slip prebills, and other required documentation on order when needed.
- Operate material handling equipment safely and efficiently to minimize risk to personnel and damage to inventory and equipment.
- Charge and change batteries.
- Perform correct, accurate, and timely inventory and or product transactions to reflect material movement and inventory status using a computer and or RF device.
- Keep the work area clean and remove waste and products from the floor and locations.
- Removes shrink-wrap and cardboard from pallets in pick locations before picking.
- Place materials in proper locations.
- Assist with the training of current and new Order Pickers, as directed.
- Build and assemble pre-packs and pallet displays according to instructions.
- Perform case counts on completed customer orders, as directed.
- Assist supervisor with inventory functions, when directed.
- Report inventory discrepancies to the supervisor or auditor immediately.
- Place damaged and partial cases of product in a designated location to be recouped.
- Complete necessary paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Skill in operating material-moving equipment safely and conscientiously.
- Performs basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
- Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
- Ability to work as a productive member of a team.
- Ability to work at a rapid pace for continuous periods.
- Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
- Ability to deal effectively with persons representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
- Communicates effectively with plant personnel courteously and cooperatively.
- Must possess basic computer keyboarding skills.
- Demonstrates efficient order picking skills regularly.
- Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment toward completing work tasks efficiently and safely.
- Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention to detail.
- Responds appropriately to supervision.
- Aligns behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of the department and company.
- Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
- Actively participates in resolving order picking issues or problems.
- Employees are expected to work at other work centers where job qualifications allow.
- Demonstrates a commitment to high-quality standards of workmanship.
Education and Training
- Possess a high school diploma or GED.
- Onsite training specific to job responsibilities.
- Must obtain forklift and Order Picker certification.
- Pass an Order Picker Qualification Checklist (deadline to be established by the company.)
Protective Clothing and Devices
- Many of the job duties of this position require you to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), if so, when and how to use this equipment will be explained to you at the time of hire.
- To determine the ability to perform job functions where the use of a respirator is required, employees will be given a physical examination before performing this type of work.
SQF
Responsible for reporting any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
- Responsible for following cGMP's
- Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping
- Follow all appropriate cleaning procedures
- Ensure pallets are clean and in good repair
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, works around motorized vehicles, and may be exposed to varying temperatures.
- Must be able to lift to 50lbs
- May be required to work at heights up to 30ft off the ground
Physical Requirements
Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines
Vision: Continuously
Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment.
- Standing: Frequently to Continuously
- Walking: Frequently to Continuously
- Forward bend in standing: Occasionally to Frequently
- Rotation in standing: Occasionally to Frequently
- Elevated work: Rarely up to 1-2 mins
Floor to waist lift: Occasionally to Frequently up to 35 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs
- Waist to crown lift: Rarely to Occasionally up to 35 lbs
- Horizontal lift: Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Front carry: Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet
- One hand carry: Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet
- Push: Occasionally up to 80 lbs
- Pull: Occasionally up to 80 lbs
- Left hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
- Right hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
- Pinch Grip: Occasionally to Frequently
Right and Left hand coordination: continuous with average eye/hand coordination:
- Stair Climbing: Occasionally to frequently: Up to 200 stairs/day
- Climbing: Occasionally
- Squatting: Occasionally to Frequently
- Kneeling: Rarely
- Stooping: Occasionally to Frequently
- Reaching: Frequently
- Crawling: Rarely
- Crouching: Occasionally to Frequently
Additional information
Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting.
Moderate Work: Force from 20-30 lbs occasionally to frequently and up to 40-50 lbs rarely to occasionally.
Maximum Physical Demands
Task
- Maximum Demand: Floor to waist Lift
- Occasionally to Frequently up to 35 lbs, rarely up to 50 lbs
- Waist to Crown Lift
- Rarely to Occasionally up to 35 lbs
- Front carry
- Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet
- One hand carry
- Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet
- Right hand grip
- Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
- Left hand grip
- Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs
- Pushing and Pulling
- Occasionally up to 80 lbs
- Stair Climbing
- Occasionally to frequently: Up to 200 stairs/day
- Standing tolerance
- Frequently to Continuously
- Walking
- Frequently to Continuously
- Right & left hand coordination
- Continuously with average eye/hand coordination
- Kneeling
- Rarely
- Squatting
- Occasionally to Frequently
- Pinch Grip
- Occasionally to Frequently
- Forward bend in standing
- Occasionally to Frequently
- Rotation in Standing
- Occasionally to Frequently
- Repetitive Motions
Frequently to Continuously with wrists, hands, fingers: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting.
- Reaching
- Frequently
- Crawling
- Rarely
- Crouching
- Occasionally to Frequently
- Horizontal Lift
- Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs
- Elevated Work
- Rarely up to 1-2 mins
- Functional Job Analysis
- Rarely 1-5% of the day
- Occasionally 6-33% of the day
- Frequently 34-66% of the day
- Continuously 67-100% of the day
Equal opportunity and legal notices
B&G Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process should contact Human Resources.
From B&G Foods's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 20, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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