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What's Unique About You Is What Makes Us Better! Diversity is our strength and competitive advantage. Bring your flavor to the Papa John's team today!

Job Summary

The Distribution Team Member I is responsible for loading and unloading goods, determining loading procedures, staging orders and checking product for loading accuracy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks accurately in a timely manner. Notify management of damaged or suspect product.
• Complete loading or receiving tasks to comply with PJFS Safety and quality standards.
• Assure completion of required daily distribution paperwork, i.e., receiving logs, load sheets, damaged product, etc.
• Operate fork trucks and other material handling equipment in a safe and professional manner.
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly sanitation tasks according to sanitation schedule; including, trailers.
• Communicate with Shift Leader regarding Safety, product levels, quality issues, day-to-day challenges, etc.
• Communicate with other department team members to ensure the correct product is being picked and loaded.
• Assist customers with will-call pick-ups as required.
• Ensure compliance with PJFS Safety, Sanitation and HACCP policies & procedures, federal, state and local regulations (OSHA, FDA, DOL) and all Papa John's International, Inc., policies & procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience & Certifications

• Previous experience with loading and unloading trucks preferred.
• Previous experience with technologically advanced order picking system is preferred.
• Ability to read and/or understand written and/or verbal policy, instruction and direction in English required.
• Must be able to safely operate a forklift and manual/electric pallet jacks.
• Ability to perform mathematical tasks required.

Functional Skills

• Analytical Skills: effectively uses data to generate insights for operations excellence
• Planning & Prioritization: highest impact, highest value
• Financial & Business Acumen
• Communicates Effectively and Candidly
• Problem Solving; ability to use rigorous logic to solve problems with innovative effective solutions
• Process Improvement: Strive to continually improve
• Ability to build and leverage talent
• Ability to work in a challenging, fast-paced environment and to adapt to new situations as they arise
• Ability to effectively communicate, inform, and influence senior leaders
• Ability to work cross-functionality on multiple initiatives with a successful record of advancing projects

Our Values

• EVERYONE BELONGS - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Teamwork
• DO THE RIGHT THING - Integrity, Character and Community
• PEOPLE FIRST - Customer and Team member Focus
• INNOVATE TO WIN - Think Differently and Lead Change
• HAVE FUN - It's Pizza, It Has To Be Fun!

Our Core Competencies

• CUSTOMER FOCUSED - Put the customer's needs first
• RESULTS DRIVEN - Commit to achieving objectives
• INNOVATIVE MINDSET - Open to new ideas and ways of doing business
• STRATEGIC THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - Engage in logical and systematic thinking
• COLLABORATION - Work together in the most effective way

Papa Johns is an equal opportunity employer.

Everybody loves pizza, which means they also love the people who are behind the scenes working to deliver it. This is complex and challenging work - but let's face it - it's also pizza! If you want a fulfilling career with a company that's always moving forward, we're the right place.

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