Receiving Lead

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is America's largest integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementine/mandarin, navel and Valencia oranges; lemons; limes; grapefruits; and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus owns, cultivates and harvests more than 58,000 acres of fresh citrus and ships around the world each year to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across America under the flagship consumer brands of Wonderful Halos mandarins and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red grapefruit.

Job Description

Overview:

Directs and controls the work process. Informs employees of receiving schedules and goals. Trains new employees. Interprets company policies and procedures to employees, works with employees to resolve job problems. Organizes work site, delegates assignments, responsible for scheduling employees and notifying them of their start and quit time, and evaluates work. Makes corrections and follows up to see that instructions have been carried out. Recommends disciplinary action or termination. Responsibilities will include signing in and out of truck drivers and completing appropriate paperwork. Keeps supervisor informed of schedules and job progress. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in their work process. Listen to and work with employee grievances. Enforces and instructs on safety rules and regulations.

Here's what you'll do:

• Maintain production and quality standards
• Maintains area in a clean, safe and efficient manner at all times
• Maintains and enforces all safety standards and regulations
• Carries out company personnel policies and procedures in a fair and uniform manner
• Keeps Supervisor informed of all activities
• Adheres by company policies and procedures
• Puts safety first
• Follows company GMPs
• Makes an effort to set a good example of others
• Respects others
• Does not have a close personal relationship with workers on the same team
• Able to work as a team
• Learns each packing requirement
• Becomes familiar with customer specifications
• Maintains production and quality standards
• Maintains safe and organized working area
• Communicates ideas to supervisors to improve processes
• Takes responsibilities for team’s mistakes
• Encourages team to be better
• Identifies waste and takes action to correct
• Types manifest, export papers and bills of laden in an accurate and timely manner
• Schedules appointments with truck drivers to drop off orders
• May perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

• Ability to read and write English well enough to effectively execute duties
• Ability to do general mathematical functions using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with high degree of accuracy
• Ability to file and recall material in a standard filing system
• Must have basic computer literacy
• Must be able to work in close office environment with several other staff
• Answer the telephone in a professional manner
• Bi-lingual, English/Spanish desirable
• Willing to work long hours if needed
• Shipping, receiving, warehousing experience preferable
• Customer service oriented
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Additional Information

Wonderful's dedication to you:

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time
• Wonderful Giving (www.wonderfulgiving.com) -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit wonderful.com, or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit csr.wonderful.com. 

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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