Forklift Load Hauler

About the role

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation's American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative's award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled Cheesemakers.

Responsibilities

• All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
• This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities.
• Safely operates forklifts, following all policies and procedures.
• Completes forklift inspections daily, addressing mechanical issues timely.
• Set up, Stage, and maintain various departments and lines with barrels, ingredients, pallets, boxes and other items as needed.
• Properly weigh, label, and record product.
• Removes and wraps full pallets, bringing them to the coolers.
• Keeps coolers clean and organized
• Transports hold pallets from cooler to process.
• Responsible for loading and unloading trucks.
• Assist in the closing operations.
• Checks and fills water levels in forklift battery.
• Ensures proper lot numbers are being used.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma Or General Education Degree (GED) Preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive starting pay
• PTO
• 401k
• Short-term disability
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance programs