Forklift Operator - Evenings

Shift openings: 2 operators for 2nd shift (2 PM – 10:30 PM) and 1 operator for 3rd shift (10 PM – 6:30 AM).

About the role

Unload transport trucks delivering finished products to the warehouse and store them in designated spaces. Load empty pallets and plastic storage flats/shells for return to the manufacturing location. Position loads pre-made, multi-product pallets onto local delivery trucks. Housekeeping duties include recycling plastic, mopping/sweeping, and maintaining cleanliness standards.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift in a safe and orderly manner
• Receive and store incoming items according to warehouse standards
• Maintain a safe and orderly storage arrangement for all items handled
• Maintain cleanliness in assigned area (e.g., yard and warehouse)
• Reload route trucks promptly and safely
• Sort and store partial cases of products returned on route trucks
• Maintain records of daily checklist (pre-trip inspections)
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices, safety, audit, and food safety standards
• May be required to work with production equipment and associated technologies
• Meet performance/productivity standards
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance
• Periodic weekend and/or holiday work may be required

Requirements

• 18 years or older; 21 years or older if a valid U.S. CDL is required
• Pass the physical capabilities test (if applicable)
• Must be able to pass Forklift Driving Skills test
• Valid U.S. CDL license (if required)
• Pass DOT physical and DOT Road Test (if applicable)
• Ability to communicate effectively in English if CDL required
• Must be able to lift cases weighing 20–45 pounds repeatedly throughout a long work period
• Requires carrying and lifting cases while reaching, bending, climbing, walking, and standing to move product through the warehouse

Helpful Experience

• Working in a high-speed manufacturing environment (e.g., team-oriented, deadline-driven, high-performance demands, fast-paced)
• Driving a forklift (e.g., performing basic operations such as driving forwards, driving backwards, lifting and lowering boom, maneuvering in tight areas without damaging product)
• Working with racking systems and loading/unloading pallets (e.g., pulling and placing pallets on/off vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically)
• Working with standards of operation (e.g., OSHA requirements on minimum/maximum speeds, signaling, putting products in appropriate areas)

Pay

$26.49 per hour.