Inventory Associate

Summary

Join Misfits Market, a mission-driven startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making sustainable grocery shopping easier. As an Inventory Associate, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring accurate product counts and movement within the fulfillment center, supporting our customers' receipt of their entire grocery order each week.

Requirements

• Authorized to work in the United States
• Ability to pass internal forklift operator certification (Cherry Picker & Reach Truck)
• Minimum of 1 year of experience operating forklifts in a warehouse or similar environment
• Strong understanding of company and OSHA safety protocols and guidelines for forklift operation
• Experience or comfort with working in a refrigerated environment (36 degrees)
• Strong verbal communications skills
• Willingness to work overtime and/or possible weekends if the business needs you to
• Ability to thrive in a repetitive and fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repetitively with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to stand, squat, kneel, and bend repetitively with or without reasonable accommodation

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the receiving and quality control teams to unload and verify inbound inventory of commodities
• Enforces FIFO (First-In-First-Out) practices in the warehouse to ensure product quality and freshness for our customers
• Partners with other departments to complete cycle counts and inventory audits on a regular basis
• Research and document inventory discrepancies, escalating to Inventory Supervisor when necessary
• Supports the on-time delivery of customer orders by maintaining optimal product inventory levels in all areas of the facility
• Follows all applicable regulations to maintain a safe and healthy workplace while operating PIT equipment and storing food

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Annual Misfits grocery box credit of $1200 paid in weekly installments
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick days
• Commuter benefits