Cold Storage Forklift Operator – Timaru (NZ)

JobSpace; Timaru; On-site; NZD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Fern Farms is seeking an experienced forklift operator for our cold storage environment at our Pareora plant in Timaru, Canterbury. You will work with a team across shifts, maintaining safety and quality standards in a demanding cold storage setting.

The role requires three years of relevant manufacturing experience, eligibility to work in New Zealand, and pre-employment drug screening. Typical duties include forklift pre-op, pallet transport, frame handling, and coordination of loading

Qualifications

• A team player who can work closely with others.
• Must have three years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Be eligible to work in New Zealand

Responsibilities

• Duties and tasks including but not limited to the following
• Transporting and stacking racks, frames, pallets and containers throughout cold stores
• Removing frames once empty
• Forklift pre-op and general maintenance
• Operating a strapping machine
• Inspecting export product for quality control to meet customer standards
• Transporting chilled consolidation
• Rotating racks and racking frames of finalised frozen meat product
• Consolidating contracts
• Assisting in loading transport vessels as required

Job description

Silver Fern Farms is seeking an experienced forklift operator for our cold storage environment at our Pareora plant in Timaru, Canterbury. You will work with a team across shifts, maintaining safety and quality standards in a demanding cold storage setting.

The role requires three years of relevant manufacturing experience, eligibility to work in New Zealand, and pre-employment drug screening. Typical duties include forklift pre-op, pallet transport, frame handling, and coordination of loading