Material Handler I

About the role

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, or GED
• Two or more years related experience in a food grade facility

Knowledge and Skills

• Works with minimal amount of supervision
• Team player
• Able to evaluate a situation and make a good decision
• Able to keep operating logs and records
• Good past work history
• Good attendance
• Able to stand for long periods of time
• Able to climb off and on forklift on a regular basis
• Able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds

Additional Considerations

This position will be at the Plant in Omak, WA.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance