Day-Shift Forklift Operator - Logistics & Inventory

Utz Quality Foods, LLC; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401k matching

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods, LLC is launching a state-of-the-art logistics facility in Gastonia, NC, and is seeking a skilled Forklift Operator to join the team. You will load and unload trailers, read load sheets, and ensure product is rotated properly while maximizing trailer cube.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. You will participate in food safety programs, maintain inventory integrity, and help support fast, accurate distribution for our snack-food brands.

Qualifications

• Experience operating forklift equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret load sheets.
• Basic math and reading skills required.

Responsibilities

• Loads trailers with finished product for distribution centers and others.
• Reads load sheets to determine quantity of product to load.
• Unloads inbound trailers and places items into inventory.
• Operates forklift during loading and unloading.
• Operates stand up forklift as needed.
• Maintains organization of product rows and inventory.
• Stacks pallets and places them on conveyors or trailers.
• Uses scanners to load/unload and ensure accuracy.
• Supports food safety tasks and quality standards.

Skills

Forklift operation

Reading load sheets

Basic math skills

Food safety awareness

Team communication

Job description

Utz Quality Foods, LLC is launching a state-of-the-art logistics facility in Gastonia, NC, and is seeking a skilled Forklift Operator to join the team. You will load and unload trailers, read load sheets, and ensure product is rotated properly while maximizing trailer cube.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. You will participate in food safety programs, maintain inventory integrity, and help support fast, accurate distribution for our snack-food brands.