Expeditor Coordinator - Seattle job in Seattle

$500 sign-on bonus per company policy is paid following 90 days employment.

Location: 21 S Nevada St, Seattle, WA 98134

Rate of Pay: This position pays $23.09 per hour.

Schedule: Full-time, late nights/early mornings; schedule flexibility and the ability to work weekends and holidays is required.

Job Description

The Bread Expeditor Coordinator is the link between Bread Production and Delivery. The Bread Expeditor Coordinator safely, accurately and efficiently pulls and expedites all phases of wholesale bread orders. They also help the Delivery Manager coordinate staffing, scheduling, and coaching on the floor.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a team player. They will have high performance standards, strong customer orientation, change agility, and composure under pressure.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensures staffing needs are met. Calls in staff as necessary.
• Timely, accurate and efficient completion of pulling orders, slicing, and packaging of all products
• Able to operate all Expediting equipment efficiently while maintaining quality standards
• Make decisions about quality control concerns; including directing shortages, substitutions, and change invoices as needed.
• Keep delivery and expediting areas clean and orderly
• Maintain clear communication and good rapport with crew members, delivery drivers, bread production and supervisors.
• When necessary, creates schedule for Expediting Team and makes last minute adjustments as needed.
• Delivers excellent customer service – friendly, helpful and courteous at all times
• Trains and coaches team members on the floor; escalates personnel matters to manager, including concerns about attendance, performance, and conduct.
• Able to be the Person in Charge in a manager's absence.

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 18 years of age
• Ability to speak and understand English required
• Maintains food handler’s card – new hires are expected to have a valid card by their first date of work
• HS diploma/GED preferred
• Basic math skills required
• Ability to function calmly and efficiently in high-pressure, multi-task, deadline-driven environment

Physical Requirements

This position stands for 100% of the shift worked and walks up to the equivalent of two miles per shift. Expeditor Coordinators may be required to lift and carry up to 50 lbs in the course of their normal duties and walk up to 2 miles per shift. Typical procedures requiring a high-level of repetitive motion involving hands, wrists, arms and back – including lifting and twisting.

Expeditor Coordinators work in warm environments. The production facility is constantly exposed to wheat flour dust and other grain dusts (rye, corn, oat).

Perks and Benefits

• Eligible for insurance after 60 days for employees working 25+ hours per week
• $500 sign-on bonus per company policy is paid following 90 days employment
• Paid time off begins accruing immediately
• Paid community service time
• 401K plan
• Reimbursement for bike expenses
• Opportunities for growth
• Free bread!

Company Overview

Grand Central Bakery ignited a bread revolution in 1989 by introducing rustic artisan loaves to Northwest tables. Values are at the heart of our company and sustainability touches everything we do - from where we buy ingredients to how we care for our employees and invest in our communities.

A Certified B Corporation, Grand Central Bakery is part of a global movement of organizations using business as a force for good.

We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and strive to create a work environment of respect, trust, collaboration, and cooperation. It is the policy of Grand Central Bakery to maintain a workplace free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical, sensory or mental disability, age, marital status, military or veteran status, family relationship, your or your family’s genetic information, or status in any other legally protected group. We expect each employee to embrace and apply these principles of equal treatment to each other and to our customers.

As an essential business we have taken several measures to protect our employees and customers. All Grand Central Bakery employees receive reusable face masks, practice social distancing, and use proper hand washing techniques. We have implemented practices including staggered breaks, strict room capacities, and frequent sanitation.

Vaccination

Our position on the vaccine is based on three principles:

• that the health and safety of our community is our top priority,
• that science informs and guides our public health strategies, and
• that the wellbeing of our community should not be put at risk by personal preferences

Put simply, we deserve to live and work in an environment where public health measures help keep us all safer.