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At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Become One Of Our Valued Office Team Members:

Here at Lakeside Foods, our Warehouse office team is the backbone of our Warehouse operations. Warehouse Admins are respected team members, performing administrative Warehouse. If you are a creative, positive, self-motivated individual with strong attention to detail, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get:

Pay Range

• $17.55-$21.92

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• HSA/FSA
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness programs
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Profit Sharing
• Profit Incentive

Additional

• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Schedules to maintain work/life balance
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Advancement Opportunities
• Paid onsite and offsite training
• Varied tasks from day-to day
• An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job
• Positive work environment with family spirit

What You’ll Do:

Logistics Coordination & Scheduling 

• Truck Scheduling - respond to carrier emails for dock appointments, update spreadsheet to track appointments, responsible for inbound, outbound, interplant & warehouse transfers. 

• Planning/Scheduling - review open sales orders to determine customer requirements, arrange production schedule that ensures maximum output, with minimal time, coordinate and/or monitor the flow of products through the complete production cycle including labeling, packaging and shipping, utilize SAP system to auto-generate manufacturing work orders, look at usage to ensure enough product to fill orders, coordinate between warehouses, purchasing, customer service & sales on material shortages, order labeled product from other plants, coordinate and accelerate manufacturing builds to ensure schedules are achieved. 

Shipping & Receiving Operations 

• Shipping - check inbound/outbound drivers, process customer orders through acknowledgements/pick tickets, handle drivers' requests, log shipments, obtain driver signature, print freight bills/BOLs, handle issues (i.e. load reversal when load is too heavy), work with Warehouse Management to arrange for trucks, piggybacks and railroad cars to meet shipment dates, complete necessary paperwork & file appropriately. 

• Greet Drivers - assist drivers by greeting, welcoming, and directing them appropriately 

• Answer Phones - answer phones, take messages and route information, as needed 

• Filing - distribute and/or file all warehouse paperwork, as necessary (i.e. BOLs, paperwork for outbound shipments including interplant and warehouse transfers). 

Inventory Management 

• Inventory - utilize SAP to keep accurate inventory, assist with ongoing and yearly inventory, maintain accurate lot and stock books, investigate inventory issues, make inventory/lot adjustments, keep inventory integrity, rotating product FIFO, manage process of old vs new inventory with direction from Corporate, deduct all product sent to dents or lost during labeling and/or packaging, assist in keeping variance report in check, release brite stock from computer records for ordering purposes, create tags for labeled product, keep tag inventory accurate, enter, edit and process usages of labels/brite (TECO), reconcile back-flush HU material, move hold stock from usable grade to hold or suspend, release stock from hold after recondition. 

• Buying - buyer responsibilities (ie. buy packaging, boxes, pallet wrap, totes, etc.), track inventory on boxes, expedite suppliers purchase orders, if required (i.e. low on boxes, need sooner). 

• Reporting - responsible for daily reporting (i.e labeling, tracksys, usage, status reports) 

Other Responsibilities 

• Adhere to all Lakeside Foods policies and procedures.   

• Maintain work area in a clean and orderly manner. 

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Manager. 

• Work independently under the general supervision of the manager. 

• Notify supervisor immediately of any unsafe or potentially hazardous conditions. 

What You’ll Bring:

• Education & Experience 
• High school diploma or GED, preferred. 
• Two-year technical degree in office administration or related course work, preferred. 
• 1-3 years of clerical or administrative experience. 
• Equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Skills & Abilities 
• Proficient computer skills required. 
• Must have attention to detail, excellent customer service skills and basic math skills. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
• OSHA 10/30-Willing to obtain certification through on-site training 
• First Aid/CPR/AED-Willing to obtain certification through on-site training 
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred, not required
• Strong Microsoft Office skillset
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
• Positive attitude
• Strong work ethic
• Safety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO OWATONNA

Located one hour south of Minneapolis, Owatonna is rich in history.   From Historic Downtown shops, restaurants and outdoor concerts, to over 700 acres of parklands and walkways, there is something for everyone in Owatonna

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities