Intern - HYDR

PAY RANGE & HOURS:

$18/hr-$20/hr, Approx 32 hours per week, Typically Monday - Thursday, approx. 7am - 4pm with occasional Saturdays.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Safely and efficiently maintain warehouse, office, restroom and facility cleanliness, product and dunnage handling, and product repairs through the use of powered floor sweeper, material handling equipment, attachments, tools and accessories. Stock and maintain warehouse inventory & warehouse/facility (exterior and interior) cleanliness at all times ensuring the safety of yourself and others. Perform partial pallet rework activities and provide back-up assistance to Warehouse Associates by safely and efficiently staging, loading, and unloading finished products and raw materials through the use of material handling equipment, attachments, tools, and accessories. This position plays a critical role in maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient warehouse environment while ensuring product quality and operational continuity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential Functions include but are not limited to:

• Keep clean and maintain work area, warehouse, restrooms and interior/exterior of building. Sweep warehouse floors, doors. Keeping interior of warehouse and exterior of building clean utilizing various tools, products, and equipment.
• Provide daily janitorial services to office, restroom, breakroom, warehouse and interior/exterior of facility as needed to ensure cleanliness, sanitation and safety.
• Move waste & scrap into dumpsters.
• Operate powered sweeper, hand jacks, forklifts and attachments safely and efficiently.
• Communicate with operators from other shifts, department manager and other team members regularly.
• Move products into warehouse inventory storage.
• Assists with quality control and damaged products.
• Operate within standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Job Safety Analysis (JSAs).
• As needed, completes damage reports, product, wrapping, pallet, bundle, crate, etc.
• As needed, package finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling).
• As needed, stage finished product for loading.
• Identify and report safety hazards or maintenance issues
• Follow all safety procedures and SOPs.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of warehouse floors, dock areas, offices, restrooms, and breakrooms.
• Sweep, mop, and remove debris, straps, pallets, and waste from work areas.
• Empty trash and recycling receptacles throughout the facility.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms, breakroom areas, and high-touch surfaces.
• Ensure walkways, exits, and emergency access points remain clear.
• Perform partial pallet breakdowns and rebuilds to correct load integrity or damage.
• Inspect product for quality and compliance.
• Re-stack, re-wrap, or re-band product.
• Separate damaged or non-conforming materials.
• Maintain organization of rework areas.
• Operate forklifts safely when needed.
• Support loading, unloading, and staging.
• Perform daily equipment inspections.
• Turn off and lock out equipment when not in use.
• Maintain thankful, respectful, polite, and courteous attitude.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED (preferred)
• Ability to obtain and maintain forklift & sweeper certification and applicable state certification for forklifts.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Manual dexterity required for operating machinery.
• Ability to function in a high volume, fast paced environment and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive, team centric attitude.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands and/or fingers, handle, and/or feel objects, tools and/or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and/or arms; climb and/or balance; and/or stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTE:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

LEGAL DISCAIMER:

This document is intended for informational purposes only and by no means should replace or substitute other legal documents (governmental or non-governmental) reflecting similar content or advice. If you have legal questions concerning your situation or the information provided, you should consult professional counsel.