Dock Operator

Michigan Sugar Company; Michigan; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Sugar Company is hiring a Dock Operator at the Croswell Factory to manage loading, unloading, and shipping of sugar and materials. You will use computer systems to access inventories, reports, and orders, and collaborate with shifts to maintain product flow and SQF objectives.

Responsibilities include inspection of trucks, accurate documentation, RFID and pallet verification, and safe operation of forklifts. Lifting requirements and weather considerations are part of daily duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have valid forklift license and safe driving record.
• Experience with lift-truck operation preferred.
• MIOSHA PIT license qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspection of box trucks and prepare shipping paperwork and export documents.
• Transfer trucks safely and efficiently.
• Ensure load numbers from haulers are correct and information given to loaders is accurate.
• Verify RFID tags and pallet labeling; ensure correct product and quantity loaded.
• Provide load weight to Security for final scale check.
• Maintain good relations with drivers, dispatchers, and contractors.
• Maintain records of received shipments and inventory materials.
• Move pallets and transfer products between warehouses as needed.
• Assist with receiving, counting, and maintaining warehouse cleanliness.
• Work in varying weather conditions and lift 40–50 lbs, with helper or mechanical aid for heavier loads.

Skills

Forklift license

RFID

Computer skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

MIOSHA Powered Industrial Truck License

Job description

Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate opportunity for a Dock Operator, located at the Croswell Factory, 159 S. Howard St., Croswell, MI 48422.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, employees are responsible for the proper loading, unloading, and shipping of product and materials. Computer skills required to access inventories, reports, and orders. Employees must work with all production shifts as teams, to maintain product flow, satisfy customer requirements, and SQF objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform proper inspection of box trucks and prepare necessary shipping paperwork, bill of ladings, certificates of analysis, and export papers for each shipment.
• Transfer truck, must be able to operate safely and efficiently.
• Responsible, along with the Warehouse Manager for making sure that the load numbers and other information received from the haulers are correct.
• Insure that the information provided to the loaders is correct.
• Verify RFID tags are accurate and pallets are tagged correctly.
• Verify the correct product is loaded on each truck, in the correct amounts and ensure positive product release. Provide load weight to Security Staff for the final check at the scale.
• Maintain good relations with drivers, dispatchers, railroad agents, and other outside contractors, including checking of order numbers, providing directions to our facility and dealing with these people in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner.
• Maintain records of received shipments, including packing materials, consumables (paper, glue, and ink), starch, and sugar received from other locations along with sugar returned from the customer.
• Pull wrapped pallets from the conveyors and place in proper storage areas when needed. Pull/Transfer product from one warehouse to another.
• Perform other duties including but not limited to such items as: receiving and unloading various factory or warehouse supplies, counting product or supplies, maintaining fork truck and warehouse cleanliness, organizing and repairing damaged product.
• Able to work in different weather conditions, while maintaining proper attire for seasonal weather situations.
• Repetitive lifting or carrying items up to 40-50 lbs.
• Repetitive lifting above 50 pounds shall be accomplished with the assistance of another employee or the the use of a mechanical lifting device.

Position Qualifications

• Possess a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must have valid fork-truck license and maintain a safe driving record.
• Previous lift-truck experience is preferred.
• Qualify for MIOSHA Powered Industrial Truck License.
• Ability to operate lift truck safely in a product warehouse environment and within established loading perimeters.
• Computer Skills/Background (RFID).
• Ability to repair/identify damaged product
• Must have knowledge of computers and good keyboarding skills.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Ability to work safely.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good Math, Writing, Reading and Oral Communication Skills.
• Ability to follow directions or work independently without the presence of a supervisor at times.
• Demonstrate personal leadership, a positive attitude and work well with others in a team.

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com .

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer