Be one of our first Leads-Just moved to KC and opened a new warehouse

We just opened our newest warehouse in the Kansas City area! Be one of the first to join our team in the mid-West and help us build something.

WorldPantry.com Inc.

Do you want to join a smaller operation where your voice is heard instead of joining another revolving door of hundreds? Do you want to work in an environment where the word "Team" really means something? At a place where you and your contributions are truly valued, and you can learn and grow? Then World Pantry wants to hear from you!

We are looking for someone who is passionate about providing exceptional customer service and excited about being an important member of an awesome team. Our warehouse associates take ownership for all aspects of picking orders and shipping products to consumers as well as receiving/stocking inbound products onto shelves, performing cycle counts and other work while working closely with your teammates to ensure extraordinary service. Click here to apply

THE COMPANY

World Pantry is a rapidly growing San Francisco Bay Area based e-commerce company specializing in gourmet, natural and organic foods. We partner with leading food companies to handle their direct to consumer e-commerce businesses. We currently manage over 60 webstores including: Celestial Seasonings (shop.celestialseasonings.com), Nature's Path (shop.NaturesPath.com), Hershey’s (hersheysstore.com), Numi Tea (shop.NumiTea.com), Torani (shop.Torani.com), and many other great brands.

Founded in 1998, the business has averaged over +20% growth per year. We have achieved this growth by delivering outstanding service to our customers and partners and by creating and developing a great team of talented people. We are now expanding into the mid-West by opening our newest distribution center to support faster and better service to our customers.

We are looking to expand our team of smart, talented people to support our growth. This is a great opportunity to join a fun, rapidly expanding company and to grow and develop your skills and career. We are an open management style company and the ideal candidate will help contribute to our positive team culture and share our values of: outstanding service; respect; collaboration; continuous learning; personal responsibility and accountability; and having fun at work.

Here are some of the things we offer:

- On the first day you start earning your Personal Time Off (PTO) at 5% of actual hours worked

This equates to 100 hours per year at full-time hours

- PTO can also be paid out monthly if you want!

- We have several medical plans that are partially paid by the company you can choose from

- We also have dental and vision plans, short-and long-term disability, and life insurance. Your benefits start on the 1st day of the next month you are hired

- After 1 year you can participate in our 401k program

- And you get a 40% discount on all the food and snacks we sell!

THE POSITION

Operations Leads take ownership for all aspects of picking orders and shipping products to consumers as well as receiving/stocking inbound products onto shelves, performing cycle counts and other work:

Organize and guide the team through their daily work to accomplish all receiving, picking and packing duties

o Receive Every Pallet – Every Day

o Ship Every Order – Every Day

Entrusted with opening and closing the facility

Print and organize orders

Run reports for operations leadership as required

Identify Warm Weather shipping conditions

Daily interaction with Customer Service to investigate issues with inventory and/or orders

Good knowledge of warehouse operations – stock locations, picking sequences, package pick-ups, etc.

Perform cycle-counts and annual physical inventory

Ability to work without direct oversight

Can assist in picking, packing, warm-weather packing, kit-building and gift making as needed

stocking and organizing warehouse shelves

must be comfortable using rolling, 12-foot ladders for order picking and product put-away and occasionally lifting up to 60 pounds.

The successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

a strong desire to continually learn and improve

be highly organized and neat

have a detail orientation

have the ability to work well in a small company setting

be team players and have a knack for helping the team succeed

be flexible and willing to pitch in wherever needed

possess a customer focused orientation

a strong work ethic

ability to lift up to 50 pounds

basic math skills required

legible handwriting is important

previous warehouse experience required

The ability to thrive in a small company setting

High School Diploma required; College Degree preferred

An interest in great food is important. Experience in a gourmet food retailing or catalog business is a plus.

Hours: This is a Full-Time position. We operate 7-days a week. Your normal schedule will be 5-days per week, but you must be available for either weekend day.

Compensation:

Pay is subject to experience

Participation in company bonus plan

40% employee discount

Permanent employees are eligible for our benefit plans after required waiting periods including: Health Insurance Plan, Dental Plan, 401k Retirement Plan, and more.

Hours:

This location is brand new. We anticipate our hours of operation to eventually be 7 days a week between 9:00AM – 8:00PM. Full-time associates are generally scheduled for 40-50 hours per week depending upon the time of the year

Location: 8600 NE Underground Dr, Kansas City, MO 64161Click here to apply