FORK LIFT OPERATOR- 2nd Shift

About the role

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Operate wrapping equipment when necessary.
• Keep stock and materials in orderly fashion.
• Document materials unloaded and taken off trucks.
• Pull job for production, inbound forms, inventory tags and counts on materials received or shipped.
• Assist other shipping and receiving material handlers to balance the workload, organize warehouses, and perform general cleaning.
• Follow rules and procedures relative to the safe and efficient operation of the forklift, including reporting any missing, broken, bent or worn parts of fork lift to supervisor and/or maintenance.
• Alert to any obvious defects of incoming material.
• Adhere to all safety and work rules, company policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties, responsibilities and activities as may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED.
• 6+ months prior experience operating a forklift.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice, both during the week and weekends.
• Ability to work in manufacturing environment, with varying temperatures based on season, around machinery, and heavy forklift traffic.
• Ability to obtain and maintain PCA certified forklift license.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently and within a team, effectively communicating with members.

Compensation And Benefits

• Starting salary: $23.18 per hour.
• Bonus: Annual – based upon achievement of plant performance metrics.
• Paid Vacation: 2 weeks per calendar year (pro‑rata during the initial year of hire based on start date).
• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, employee (and dependents) eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and vision coverages; automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, employee automatically enrolled in the 401k plan with pre‑tax and Roth contribution options and employer provided matching contributions.