Forklift Driver - 3rd shift - Starting Pay $23.24hr

About the role

Stratas Foods is a joint venture based in Cordova, TN, combining the strengths of ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company. We provide value-added fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient, and Retail sectors, focusing on the private label retail bottled oils market in the US.

Responsibilities

• Operate an electric forklift to move, locate, relocate, stack, push, pull, tier, and count product and materials.
• Follow GMP’s, safety guidelines, wear PPE, and adhere to all safety rules.
• Process and assist with all inbound and/or outbound stocking, picking, and packing as required by the production schedule.
• Accurately pick, pull, and prepare required products from the warehouse for shipment to meet shipping cutoff times and processing orders according to all regulatory standards.
• Assist with inventory accuracy on the work floor by cross-checking products and informing management of any discrepancies.
• Perform stock alignments as necessary to improve inventory performance and accuracy.
• Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into rail cars of trailers.
• Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee tight inventory control and security are maintained.
• Maintain the facility’s equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
• Conduct daily inspections of trucks and complete operational checklists.
• Utilize RF scanners for shipping and receiving.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2+ years of related experience and/or training in a food manufacturing/foodservice environment.
• A High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Understanding of basic arithmetic in all units of measure to perform standard operating procedures.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Effective memory skills, excellent interpersonal and communications skills, strong multi-tasking skills, and great attention to detail with follow-through.
• Honest, respectful, and trustworthy personality.

Enabling Skills

• Teamwork - giving and welcoming feedback; contributing to building a positive team spirit; supporting everyone's efforts to succeed; and maintaining confidentiality.
• Interpersonal Skills - low ego, high confidence; comfortable in a direct and candid environment focused on results; and willing to support innovative ideas.
• Oral Communication - speaking clearly and persuasively in both positive and negative situations; listening and establishing clarification; responding concisely to questions; and presenting numerical data effectively.
• Written Communication - writing clearly, informatively, and concisely; varying writing style to meet needs; reading and effectively interpreting written information.
• Perception of sound is required.

Physical Requirements

• Extended periods of sitting and standing.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs.
• Regularly bend, kneel, and crouch.
• Regularly reach, stretch, and climb on racking systems up to 15' above the ground.

Schedule

9:00pm - 6:00am

Pay Range

$23.24 per hour

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision

Additional Information

Working Conditions: Manufacturing plant environment with exposure to loud noises, dust, dirt, heat, sparks, oil, and smoke. Personal protective equipment (safety glasses, steel toed shoes, appropriate clothing, hard hat) is required in manufacturing plants.

Physical Requirements: Above average endurance and coordination, including hand-eye, hand-foot, and balance. Bending, crouching under racking, getting on and off the forklift, and reaching product or debris are required.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision: The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer’s legal duty to furnish information.

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