OUR MISSION
Sierra Paci c Warehouse Group makes our customers successful by providing professional, quality, friendly, dedicated, accurate, safe, and e cient warehousing and logistics services.
SUMMER 2023
GREETINGS TEAM!
What a di erence a year makes. We have all come a long way from the chaos that was the COVID years. ank you all for all you did to be smart and work safe. Over the last year, we have really reconnected as a team, on the path for excellence. Our team makes our company shine. When our team is working well together, we do great things for our customers. Our job is to make our customers successful. Perfect orders, great customer service and safe product storage make that happen. We have created new positions that allow more advancement and responsibilities and some of our new leaders are really doing great. Keep the good ideas coming, let’s look at new ways to do things better and let’s recognize those doing a great job. My door is always open and I value your ideas and feedback. I appreciate all of you and am proud that we are a family business, standing tall in our industry of big corporate companies.
We are “AA” BRC Certificated!
Sierra Paci c is proud to be BRC Audited and Certi ed, where we hold ourselves to a high standard of quality warehousing and product handling. Audits are opportunities to review how we operate, and SPWG is always committed to nding ways to improve our procedures and programs. With the 2023 BRC audits done and wrapped up, Sierra Pacific received AA ratings in Modesto and Patterson! We have e ective procedures and plans in place, but it’s our warehouse crews, sanitation teams, CSRs, and supervisors that make our warehouses top notch for our customers. e 2024 BRC audits will be unannounced for the rst time, but we are con dent in our teams at all locations to meet the challenge, and in doing so continuing to make our customers successful through SPWG’s quality service! ank you for all your hard work keeping our facility safe, clean, and a great place to work.
PATTERSON HIGH STUDENTSLOGISTICS OF THE FUTURE
Birdie Rodriguez and Abigail Power had a wonderful time at the Patterson High School Logistics Job Fair on May 11th.They met with graduating seniors that are planning to enter the logistics industry through entering trade schools, attending college to learn supply chain, or planning to jump straight into the job force.TheDPatterson High School Supply Chain and Logistics Training Center is a great way for young people to get forklift certified, learn the importance of lot control and order entry, and to prepare for their future. SPWG is proud to be a sponsor and founding supporter of this program and can’t wait to work with all of the talented students graduating into the logistics industry.
SPWG ORGANIC
All Sierra Paci c Warehouse facilities are certi ed organic and held to the highest standards of food and workplace safety. All warehousing processes are in place so we can best store our customers organic products and you all work hard every day to make sure that our sanitation standards follow organic protocols without chemicals and product is stored to keep our spaces pure and safe.
WE ARE RAIL SERVED
Our customers have a wonderful advantage of using rail services at SPWG as we are supported by not one, but TWO Class A Railroads. In Modesto, SPWG partners with M&ET, Union Paci c, and BNSF every day to make sure product gets where it needs to be in a cost e ective and streamlined process. In Patterson, we also o er frozen rail services via the California Northern Railroad, too! Did you know you can t 3 to 4 truckloads of product in a single rail car?
All Aboard, Team SPWG!
TRUCKING AND LOGISTICS
Sierra Paci c Express provides a full, one-stop shop to our customers by also o ering trucking and logistics solutions via Sierra Paci c Express. Dave Cultrera and Je Lawson are experts in the industry and o er complete freight programs, pooling, drayage, and shuttling for our customers. SPE and SPWG work together seamlessly to make sure that scheduling, appointments, and port statuses are communicated and con rmed with no extra work for customers and to get product where it needs to be, when it needs to be!
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know Sierra Paci c is behind the ModestoView Magazine? Chris Murphy, with the support of SPWG, started the ModestoView Magazine in 1997 as a way to share the positive happenings in our community.
SUMMER 2023 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Sierra Paci c has always been proud to be a Central Valley family busines and we are so happy to be sponsors and supporters of many local events that encourage community engagement, historical preservation, arts & music, and business our vibrant downtown. We want to have fun with our SPWG team this spring and summer and want to highlight a few events that we are a part of so that you and your families can come out and enjoy all that our community has to o er!
e ModestoView Magazine and social media pages feature all local, all positive, all fun stories each month and provide a monthly calendar to make sure that you ALWAYS have something you do to celebrate and give back to our community. Check out www.ModestoView.com and email chrism@spwg. com if you have a fun idea or event that you would like to be included in the calendar or highlighted on the View!
OUR TEAM Paul Habit
is summer, we are excited to highlight and feature our 3700 Warehouse Supervisor, Paul Habit! Paul is incredibly knowledgeable about his accounts and strives to make sure that every order gets the attention and detail it needs to get safely and accurately out the door. Paul is fun to be around and is great at sharing his experience and knowledge with those around him! We spoke with Kenny, VP of Operations, to share a few words about Paul and his participation in #TeamSPWG as a great leader. Kenny says, “Paul handles all tasks in this warehouse from managing his team and taking care of all the CSR work so that we don’t have to have a CSR at this warehouse except for inputting orders or receipts. He signs in and out trucks and does a great job with managing workload and is a very good teacher with his team in making sure they all know how to do this when he is gone. Also with trying to get this warehouse BRC approved he made sure it was ready to go and it looked outstanding. Paul is a Team Player and I’m glad he is on our team. Truly he makes my job a lot easier not having to worry about what he’s doing.”
ank you, Paul, for all you do and we hope you know how much we appreciate your teamwork!
•Music in the Plaza
-Every Friday night from May 12th to September 29th. Enjoy live music in 10th Street Plaza in Downtown Modesto with delicious restaurants, fun things to do, and a movie theater in walking distance! Music starts at 7:00 PM.
•MoBand
-Nothing better than a picnic with friends! ursdays from June 8th to July 13th come out to Graceada Park around 6:30 PM for picnic in the park and live music from MoBand that starts at 8:00 PM! A Modesto Classic – we can’t wait to see you there!
•Graffiti Summer
-It’s almost Gra ti Summer! On June 7th, we will be naming the newest inductees to the Gra ti Walk of Fame, June 8th at MoBand will play the classic hits, June 9th is the epic downtown Gra ti Parade, followed by the American Gra ti Festival & Car Show at MJC West Campus all day Saturday and Sunday. Plus, Mackenzie Phillips of American Gra ti will be in attendance at the various Gra ti events! It’s the jewel of the summer and you can learn more in our print magazine ModestoView or online at www.ModestoView.com
SPWG Cares!
We are so proud to partner with Stanislaus Partners in Education to help schools in the area that need supplies or resources for their campus. ough we are looking ahead to summer break, we have donated to both Marshall Elementary School and Lakewood Elementary School to prep for the year ahead! With Marshall Elementary, SPWG has donated to get each student their own reusable water bottle to support hydration and sustainability in their school and we are hoping to help with updating their water ltration system overall to help get clean water to their kids. At Lakewood Elementary School, we have donated to support classroom sets of whiteboard supplies, markers, and other classroom needs for their special education class. SPWG knows that investing in education is directly investing in our future!
We proudly support and participate in these community organizations:
•Hope Haven West
•Howard Training Center
•North Modesto Kiwanis
•Modesto USA Gra iti Museum
•Modesto Gospel Mission
•Sierra Vista Children and Family Center
•Lakewood Elementary
•Patterson High School
•Marshall Elementary
•Modesto High School
•Modesto Area Music Awards
•Haven Women’s Center
HR and Insurance Corner!
is is your reminder to stay up to date with Paylocity for updated forms and policy materials – Paylocity is your hub to stay connected and make sure you have the tools you need! If you have a life event for bene ts, such as a new marriage, child, or divorce, please reach out to Michelle and Belinda so that we can push out a special election to adjust bene ts as this is the only time to change your plan mid-year outside of open enrollment.
Contact Belinda or Michelle with any questions regarding access to your Paylocity account! michelle@spwg. com bkachalkin@spwg.com
