Cold-Storage Forklift Operator (Mon-Fri, Early Shift)

Greenwood Associates Inc.; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Accident/Critical Illness Insurance

Generous PTO Accrual

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Greenwood Associates Inc. is a family owned distributor of natural fruit and vegetable juice concentrates, purees, and essential oils, proudly serving the food and beverage industry since 1974.

As a Forklift Operator, you will safely operate power forklifts in freezer, refrigerator, and loading dock environments to handle inbound and outbound shipments of drums, pails, boxes, and other containers of processed fruit products.

Qualifications

• Previous warehousing or loading dock experience preferred.
• Training and certification to operate sit-down and high-lift forklifts preferred; training available.
• Basic math and reading comprehension; ability to follow SOPs and instructions.

Responsibilities

• Operate power forklift to consolidate and prepare product for storage or shipment.
• Load and unload trucks at the loading dock.
• Organize certificates of analysis, bills of lading, and other shipping documents.
• Move products in freezer or refrigerated areas with sit-down/high-lift forklifts.
• Ensure accuracy, quality, and safety of goods by following procedures.

Skills

Forklift operation

Attention to detail

Reading comprehension

Teamwork

Basic math

Tools

Sit-down forklift

High-lift forklift

Job description

Greenwood Associates Inc. is a family owned distributor of natural fruit and vegetable juice concentrates, purees, and essential oils, proudly serving the food and beverage industry since 1974.

As a Forklift Operator, you will safely operate power forklifts in freezer, refrigerator, and loading dock environments to handle inbound and outbound shipments of drums, pails, boxes, and other containers of processed fruit products.