Lead Sorter

HelloFresh
Fairfield, Essex County, NJ

Job Description

Job Description

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

Description: The Lead Warehouse Associate will be responsible for assisting in the receiving of freight, breakdown of pallets, scanning, and sortation of boxes by driver routes, loading of vehicles, and helping to direct traffic in the facility. They’ll report to the Delivery Station Supervisor and be responsible for completing all sort activities safely within the shift. Occasionally the Lead Warehouse Associate will be required to provide on-shift leadership by overseeing the logistics package sort operations and coordinating the team on site (all Hub activities and volume, including the unloading, sorting, and allocation of freight for drivers).

Shift: Wed-Thurs / 9pm-5am & Fri-Sat / 7pm-5am

Responsibilities

You will...

  • Work within a team of associates to safely receive and sort all volume for the shift
  • Ensures that incoming volume is directed to the correct destination on time
  • Communicate delays or any issues to the Sort Supervisor
  • Attend pre-sort meetings, working towards daily goals and safe operations
  • Performing the TSR process to ensure trailers are safely docked to the building
  • Contribute to results on safety, productivity, cost, quality, and on-time delivery
  • Use our internal technology and systems to conduct operations
  • Assist in the warehouse areas as needed
  • Enforce and follow all safety, GMP, and SQF policies/procedures.
  • Ability to meet productivity targets
  • Have good attendance and punctuality
  • Occasionally you'll be asked to coordinate a team of Warehouse Associates, use HelloFresh tech and systems to make operational decisions and ensure a culture of safety for operations inside facilities, ensure the security of all HelloFresh assets (hub facilities, vehicles, inventory)
  • Occasionally you'll be asked to perform dispatching functions for drivers

You are...

  • Comfortable using computers and scanning devices
  • Team and safety focused
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Are able to use hands to move packages and operate electronic devices
  • Ability to regularly lift/move up to 50 lbs and participate in a highly physical job through standing, walking, crouching, pulling, and pushing
  • Are able to stand, walk, stoop, reach, and lift for a minimum of 10 to 12 hours with or without reasonable accommodation
  • Comfortable operating a manual and electric pallet jack (training will be provided)

You have...

  • High school diploma or equivalent (preferred)
  • Ability to read and write English, follow verbal instructions, and use simple math
  • Must be at least 22 years old and legally authorized to work in the US and possess and maintain a valid driver's license
  • Must be able to pass all pre-employment screens (including drug, MVR, background, and criminal checks)
  • Availability to support night shift hours starting between 11:30 pm-2 am, until the job is complete (4-day work week shift) or day shift hours (4-day shift week or 5-day shift week based on local need) and may include a weekend-day designated between Sunday-Saturday and general availability with shifts.
  • Ability to use scanning devices and other basic computer skills preferred
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision
  • Basic proficiency in manipulating data and reporting
  • Meet schedules/timelines and organize your own work. Can reliably work alternative and flexible work schedules including nights, Sundays, and Holidays

You’ll get…

  • Competitive Hourly Wage & 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation
  • Generous parental leave of 6 weeks & PTO policy
  • Flexible health plans effective first day of employment
  • 85% discount on your subscription to HelloFresh (as well as other product initiatives)
  • Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

New Jersey Pay Range

$20—$20 USD

About HelloFresh

We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!

At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.

We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.

To learn more about what it's like working inside HelloFresh, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at:

Posted 2026-06-25

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