Forklift Driver

Lakeside Foods Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage options

Vision coverage

Health savings account

Profit Sharing and 401(k) match

Life/AD&D and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Lakeside Foods Inc. in Belgium, WI (near Milwaukee) seeks a warehouse associate to support feeding, take-away, shipping and receiving. You will keep inventory accurate, load and unload inbound/outbound goods, and ensure paperwork aligns with vendor invoices and customer orders.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, forklift certification, and basic computer skills. We offer health coverage, retirement plans, and generous PTO as part of a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED (preferred).
• Forklift experience and certification preferred.
• Basic computer and data entry skills required.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Operate in feeding, take-away, shipping and/or receiving areas.
• Locate and deliver stock to machines, maintain inventory, and prepare paperwork.
• Unload inbound inventory and receive product into SAP; determine storage location.
• Prepare and load outbound shipments per customer specs and complete paperwork.
• Maintain forklift and safety checks at shift start; use RF scanners daily to track inventory.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Basic math

Oral and written communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

RF scanning equipment

Job description

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At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

What You'll Get:

At Lakeside Foods, we believe in taking care of our people. That’s why, as part of the Lakeside family, you’ll have a package of affordable benefit choices and resources to choose from that covers your health, well-being, family and future.

• A choice of three quality affordable healthcare coverage options
• Vision coverage
• Health savings account with employer contribution/flexible spending accounts
• Retirement planning including Profit Sharing and 401(k) match
• Company-provided life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, personal days and holidays

Work-Life Integration:

• Wellness programs and fitness reimbursement

What You'll Do:

• Will work in one or more areas: feeding, take-away, shipping and/or receiving.
• Keep lines fed by locating and delivering stock to appropriate machines safely and on time, maintaining inventory, staging product, and completing the necessary paperwork.
• Create location storage stickers, move finished goods to appropriate location for storage, and bring labels to lines.
• Unload and inspect inbound inventory & materials, receive product into SAP, use SAP to determine appropriate location for storage.
• Accurately select, prepare, and load product for outbound shipment per customer specifications, create/complete the necessary paperwork. Checks materials against vendor invoices, bill of lading, customer orders and similar papers.
• Fill out forklift checklist at the start of each shift.
• Utilize SAP & RF scanning equipment daily to locate inventory, create location stickers, maintain accurate inventory and complete shipping & receiving paperwork.

What You'll Bring:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), preferred.
• Forklift experience (1-3yr), preferred
• Must be Lakeside forklift certified
• Basic computer skills required
• Must have attention to detail, excellent customer service skills and basic math skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Required to maintain a safe driving record and a current forklift certification.

Where You’ll Work:

Located off of I-43, just 30 miles north of Milwaukee, 8 miles north of Port Washington, and half way between Chicago and Door County, Belgium offers year round activity for visitors. From the Harrington Beach State Park, the Ozaukee Interurban Trail and other opportunities such as fishing, boating, running, biking there is something for everyone no matter what time of year!

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Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities