3621 Packing Material Forklift Operator 2

Mt. Olive Pickle Company Inc.; Mount Olive (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food production is seeking a diligent Production & Material Handler II for the Night Shift. This role involves operating a forklift to manage warehouse tasks efficiently, while ensuring safety and accuracy in inventory management. Candidates should possess a high school education and forklift certification, alongside essential math and English communication skills.

Benefits

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Referral program

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• High school diploma plus additional training preferred.
• Ability to perform basic math operations.
• Certified forklift operator required.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate forklift for loading and unloading.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory movement.
• Perform sanitation tasks in the warehouse.

Skills

Math skills

English proficiency

Certified forklift operator

Education

High school plus additional training

Tools

Forklift

Scanning device

Job description

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

We have one opening as a Production & Material Handler II on Night Shift.

The Primary functions are to safely operate forklift in the performance of assigned warehousing duties.

Qualifications Include

High school plus additional training preferred. Math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions. Ability to speak, read and write in English needed for job tasks. Certified forklift operator.

Duties And Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Operates forklift to safely load and unload containers at the production warehouse. Must always operate forklift at a reasonable and prudent speed, watching closely for pedestrians or other motorized vehicles.

Counts and reports to Supervisor the finished goods packed on the previous shifts. Receives instructions from Supervisor with regard to designated warehouse where goods should be shipped. Stages finished goods for loading. Operates forklift to load finished goods onto truck.

Completes pre-operational checklist each day before operating lift. Reports all forklift damage or malfunctions to supervisor.

Maintains and reports accurately data for all merchandise movement.

Restack damaged pallets of finish goods.

Must use scan gun to scan packaging materials, spices and finished good in and out of inventory.

Must use scan gun to cycle count inventory.

Must use scan gun and materials schedule to stage materials needed for production.

Responsible for warehouse sanitation which includes but is not limited to cleaning floors, trailers, debris around loading docks and the exterior areas of the warehouse.

Follows safety rules and company policies.

Must have a valid NC driver’s license and good driving record.

Other Duties

Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, and must attend weekly safety meetings.

Receives written or verbal instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.

Mt. Olive Pickle Co., Inc. is an Affirmative Action /Equal Employment Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Disabilities.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
  
  

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

High school plus additional training preferred. Math skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions. Ability to speak, read and write in English needed for job tasks. Certified forklift operator.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

Forklift, Stretch Wrap Machine, Calculator, scanning device and air hose.

• Physical Demands
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary motion.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles.
• The worker is required to have eye/hand/foot coordination to operate forklift.
• Mental Effort
• Above average concentration/intensity. Above average memory. Above average physical and mental reaction time for safety considerations and reaction time.
• Work Environment
• Works inside warehouse, subject to significant seasonal temperature variations and forklift fumes. Some contact with dust, oil, ink, and grease. Steel-toed shoes required