Senior Warehouse Associate at The Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, CA

Job description

• The hiring rate for this position is $22.00 per hour.
• The CIA offers a substantial benefits package that includes medical coverage available at no cost to qualifying employees, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, retirement savings plan with high employer contributions, a generous paid time off program, and more!
• As the benefits package at the CIA results in a significant value above the base hiring rate for this position, we encourage you to apply so that our recruiters can share more information with you about the benefits of working for the CIA.
• The Senior Warehouse Associate is responsible for the expedient and accurate filling of daily culinary and bakery requisitions. This position is responsible for assisting students and instructors with any product or storeroom related procedural questions while ensuring a high degree of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all daily and supplemental orders are filled accurately.
• Verify quality standards are met on all products and handle any quality or fill problems that may arise with students or instructors.
• Assist in the proper staging of all kitchen orders for pick up.
• Cover inventories and purchases as required in a Buyer’s absence. Assist in any routine or monthly inventories as required.
• Participate in the proper training of new hires.
• Greet and assist all customers in a professional, friendly, and courteous manner.
• Provide supervision of issue and receiving areas and personnel in manager’s absence, or as the workload dictates.
• Complete all assigned cleaning assignments to ensure the constant general safety and sanitation of the facility.
• Obtain a thorough knowledge of all current chef instructors and the venues in which they currently teach.
• Open Storeroom for business and staging AM kitchen orders for pick up as needed.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of experience working in a food service/warehouse environment or related experience.
• Ability to identify and thoroughly evaluate the proper quality of all perishable and international foodstuffs and determine in-house substitutions for products shorted and offer suggestions to chef instructors.
• Ability to handle all departmental vehicles and advise management if maintenance is required.
• Ability to work with purchasing systems, including printing transfer detail and future needs reports, examining purchase and transfer information for a specific ingredient or kitchen, and generating purchase orders and receiving documents.
• Ability to identify and evaluate the proper quality of all perishable and international foodstuffs and to expertly identify and assess the quality of all fresh seafood received. Ability to learn all products and product lines handled in all warehouses.
• Demonstrated ability to show a high level of service responsiveness to customers.
• Must have a proven, consistent track record showing the ability to work with all levels within an organization.
• Must display a high level of energy and self-motivation.
• Strong computer experience, which must include abilities to work effectively MS Office suite products, i.e. Word and Excel.
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience using Eatec purchasing system.

Skills

Required

• Eatec purchasing system