Packing Associate

Location: Shawsheen St, Tewksbury, MA

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm

Employment Type: Full-Time Hourly

Pay: $19 per hour

As a member of our Fulfillment team, you will be connecting families with local farmers by ensuring our members get high quality deliveries full of grass-fed and pasture-raised meat from local farms every month. You'll work with 4 other team members on a socially distanced pick and pack line to pack our members' monthly delivery coolers with pre-packaged meat from local farmers for our subscription members.

This is a great position for someone looking to start an inventory, warehouse or supply chain career to gain experience in a warehouse environment and receive training on warehouse operations. We're rapidly growing with significant planned growth over the next 3-4 years, so there will be internal advancement opportunities for interested team members!

What You'll Do

• Work on a team-based packing line in our refrigerated packing room (40-45F) while wearing your assigned PPE (protective equipment)
• Follow an electronic pick sheet to select pre-packaged meat cuts for packing
• Neatly pack items into reusable coolers
• Perform regular quality checks to ensure our members receive high-quality deliveries every month
• Assist with general warehouse maintenance to ensure a safe and clean work environment
• Exercise good judgment and attention to detail when problems arise
• Cross train both within your team and with other departments to develop your skills and progress your career

What You'll Bring

• Work on a team-based packing line in our refrigerated packing room (40-45F) while wearing your assigned PPE (protective equipment)
• Follow an electronic pick sheet to select pre-packaged meat cuts for packing
• Neatly pack items into reusable coolers
• Perform regular quality checks to ensure our members receive high-quality deliveries every month
• Assist with general warehouse maintenance to ensure a safe and clean work environment
• Exercise good judgment and attention to detail when problems arise
• Cross train both within your team and with other departments to develop your skills and progress your career

Bonus points if you have...

• Cashiering/Bagging experience
• Pick and pack experience
• Warehouse experience
• Food or agriculture industry experience
• Experience working in a temperature-controlled facility (our packing room is held at 40-45F)

Don't check all the boxes? Don't worry! We know that there is no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Walden Local is committed to building a team that brings passion for our mission and a diverse set of experiences and opinions. Feel welcomed to bring your whole and authentic self and please apply if this is a role you feel passionately about! We read cover letters and encourage you to submit one that highlights your unique experience and interest in this role.

What We Offer

• Financial: 401k (starting at 90 days)
• Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental & Vision (starting at 30 days)
• Paid Sick Days, Paid Time Off (starting at 6 months), 8 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Volunteer Time Off
• The Fun Stuff (starts from your first day): up to 5 lbs of free meat weekly, 25% off up to 2 Walden monthly meat subscription memberships, 25% discount at our South End Boston butcher shop

When You Join Walden...

You'll be Making Local Work - contributing to a mission-driven startup committed to reinvigorating local agricultural economies, in support of healthier communities, animals and soil. Walden Local is the leading brand of sustainable, pastured, locally-raised meat, connecting families with farmers by distributing directly to thousands of households across the Northeast. We believe in simplicity, doing ridiculous things for our members, and that the little things matter. We're building a diverse team that shares these passions. If you're inspired by ambitious missions and working hard to solve complicated problems, we'd love to meet you!

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Differences make us better.