About Hardies Hardies Fresh Foods has been delivering the freshest produce and finest specialty ingredients to Texas kitchens for over 80 years. Family-owned and Texas-proud Hardies started with a single truck and a passion for quality. Today, we are a trusted partner to chefs, restaurants, and foodservice professionals across the Lone Star State-supplying everything from peak-season fruits and vegetables to artisan cheeses, premium olive oils, chocolates, and center-of-the-plate proteins like meats and seafood.
With deep relationships across local farms and global producers, we stay ahead of culinary trends while staying true to what matters: dependable service, outstanding quality, and helping chefs create memorable menus. Rooted in tradition, driven by innovation-Hardies is here to fuel kitchens with the ingredients that make food shine.
Position Summary Night Picker is responsible for safely identifying, selecting, and loading product into trucks appropriately for routing and delivery to the customer.
What youll do:
• Uses a scan gun to determine order that needs to be picked and information where product is located in warehouse, product codes, sequence of deliveries, and special loading instructions. • Affixes shipping labels on cartons. • Examines outgoing product to ensure quality of product meets specifications. • Selects picks and palletized product by hand and loads into trucks in doors as assigned. • Positions merchandise so that proper stacking rules are employed and light cartons are positioned above heavier items. • Weighs certain items and records weight for company records. • General housekeeping of the shipping dock aisles and coolers. • Safely loads trucks nightly efficiently and error-free. • Responsible for adhering to food security, food safety regulations, and policies (SQF, HACCP, CGMPs). • Other work as assigned by Supervisor.
About You High school diploma or general education degree, GED, or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certified to operate a pallet jack Able to lift at a minimum of 45-50lbs consistently Able to read product codes and special instructions for orders Work in cold temperatures ranging from -0 to 35 degrees Fast-paced environment Work Schedule: Sunday - Friday, 6:30pm - until last truck is loaded
Preferred: Previous warehouse experience Produce experience RF Scanner LI-TC1
The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Perks & Benefits Paid Vacations Paid Holidays Health Dental and Medical Benefits Weekly pay Life Insurance 5% above cost for our high-quality food products Employee discounts for travel and events 401k Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Chefs Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage, or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.
The Chefs' Warehouse is a specialty food distributor that began sourcing products for high-end chefs over 30 years ago. With locations in New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland and Miami, The Chefs' Warehouse serves the finest restaurants, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools and specialty food stores around the country. Its product portfolio includes over 11,500 items and consists of imported and domestic specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, oils and vinegars, hormone-free protein, truffles, caviar and chocolate.