Evening Forklift Operator – Food-Grade Warehouse

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401k matching

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. is launching a new logistics facility in Gastonia, NC and seeks a Forklift Operator to join the team.

The role involves loading trailers, reading load sheets, unloading inbound goods, and maintaining inventory rotation in a fast-paced warehouse environment. Responsibilities include operating forklifts and stand-up variants, following food safety and quality practices, and ensuring accurate code rotation.

Qualifications

• Must have forklift operator's license.
• Must be able to stand most of the time.
• Must be able to lift up to 70 lb.

Responsibilities

• Loads trailers with finished product for distribution centers, bins and distributors.
• Reads load sheets to determine quantity of each product that needs loaded to destinations.
• Unloads inbound trailers with purchased products and puts into inventory.
• Operates forklift when loading and unloading.
• Operates stand up forklift when loading and unloading.
• Maintains integrity of rows and stands of product when pulling or adding to inventory.
• Stacks empty pallets and places on conveyor or in a trailer.
• Loads and unloads conveyor as required per warehouse and operates scanning devices.
• Assures proper code rotation.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.

Skills

Forklift operation

Reading load sheets

Basic math

Safety compliance

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. is launching a new logistics facility in Gastonia, NC and seeks a Forklift Operator to join the team.

The role involves loading trailers, reading load sheets, unloading inbound goods, and maintaining inventory rotation in a fast-paced warehouse environment. Responsibilities include operating forklifts and stand-up variants, following food safety and quality practices, and ensuring accurate code rotation.