Cold Storage Lift Truck Operator Othello, WA

About the role

The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. This job is responsible for operating material handling equipment in a safe manner for the purpose of moving, locating, stacking and counting merchandise.

Responsibilities

• Ensures proper handling of product while transporting it to packaging and cold or dry storage
• Ensures that product is properly moved in or out of the freezer to the proper location.
• Ensures proper procedures are followed when loading trucks and rail cars.
• Ensures proper unloading and cataloging procedures are followed when receiving shippable and dry storage product.
• Ensures proper safety and inspection procedures are followed when handling bulk product.
• Ensures all paperwork, forms, reports, and computer data entry are completed and submitted in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ensures operating equipment used for shipping, receiving, and transporting product is thoroughly inspected prior to use and is operated in a safe and efficient manner including slip sheeters.
• Ensures attendance and participation in training activities appropriate to the position and to incorporate acquired skills and knowledge.
• Ensures clean-up duties are performed in a manner necessary to meet Company standards.

Requirements

• Typical Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Relevant Experience: 1+ years related experience and/or training

Skills

• Ability to safely operate a forklift, loading and unloading trucks, and high stacking totes
• Ability to work in a cold environment for long periods of time
• Basic math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Ability to read and comprehend procedures, forms, etc.
• Ability to write to fill out all required paperwork, including forms and lift truck inspection reports, and operate the computer keyboard
• Oral communication with team leader, peers, warehouse superintendent, shift manager, warehouse office staff, truck drivers, and railroad personnel
• Good spatial skills to safely align aids of pallets and totes in horizontal and vertical settings
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• 401(k) savings plan
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Time
• Paid Family Building Leave
• Education Assistance
• Details available in Collective Bargaining Agreement and at simplotbenefits.com

Pay

$23.57/hr