Load Picker - D Shift (Wed - Sat, 6PM - 6AM)

ATTN Prior Tyson Workers: THIS FACILITY IS NOT ACCEPTING REHIRES AT THIS TIME. Communication with applicants will be attempted through contact information provided on the application: via email, phone calls, and SMS messages.

About the role

This position is responsible for product movement within the facility and/or loading product for shipment. This role involves operating machinery and maintaining ongoing production flow while ensuring a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Place and/or retrieve finished boxed product from coolers, trailers, and the production floor using a battery-powered forklift.
• Break down and/or stack products on wooden pallets to form complete pallets.
• Remove boxes of finished product from one pallet and place them onto other pallets to build full pallets.
• Dress appropriately before arriving at the workstation.

Requirements

• 3 months of forklift experience.
• Able and willing to lift, carry, push, and pull finished boxed products weighing between 5 and 80 pounds.
• Able and willing to lift and move wooden pallets weighing approximately 65 to 75 pounds.
• Able and willing to perform heavy lifting throughout the work shift.
• Able and willing to grasp and handle products using a bilateral full-hand grip when stacking and unstacking boxes and moving pallets.
• Able and willing to use a full-hand grip with the dominant hand to operate a forklift.
• Able and willing to stand on a forklift platform covered with a non-slip coating and stand/walk on cement floors when not operating equipment.
• Able and willing to bend at the waist while retrieving pallets and stacking or unstacking finished boxed products.
• Able and willing to use moderate force while performing job duties.
• Able and willing to use both hands simultaneously to perform essential job functions.
• Able and willing to work with pallet heights ranging from approximately 8 inches to 7 feet.
• Able and willing to work in temperatures ranging from approximately 28°F to 32°F.
• The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Pay

$22.10 per hour (plus $1.00 shift differential for D Shift).

Schedule

Wednesday – Saturday, 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plans.
• Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.

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