Forklift Operator - 12 hr. Days (6am-6:30pm)

About the role

About LiDestri Foods LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Position Summary: Ensure proper receipt, shipment, storage and delivery of finished or raw product by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Utilize RF scanner guns;
• Move, locate, relocate, stack and count inventory;
• Follow GMP protocols;
• Palletizer - Remove wrapped pallets from palletizer staging area and deliver to correct bay;
• Receiving - Unload raw materials from delivery truck and tankers; Properly receive and deliver to proper bay; Assist with ensuring proper materials are delivered to kitchen or depal area;
• Depalletizer - Unload glass from delivery truck; Accurately and safely deliver pallets of empty containers to depal area;
• Kitchen - Accurately and safely deliver correct raw materials to appropriate kitchen;
• Rec/Railcars - Load and unload rail cars; Accurately receive any raw product in;
• Shipping / Other Warehouses - Relocate pallets throughout warehouse as needed. Remove pallets of finished product from palletizer and delivery to appropriate bay for holding; Stage and prep outgoing orders; Load outgoing trucks and ensure product is not damaged prior to or during loading; Load recycling trailers and dumpsters when needed.
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned by your manager as needed.
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Previous experience operating forklift in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to apply computer and communication skills and math functions
• Ability to use hand tools including RF scanner guns
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable); Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots)

Benefits

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses