Forklift Operator

Great Northern Corporation; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive 401K with company match

Paid vacation

10 paid holidays/year

Medical plan options

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company provided life insurance

Life insurance buy-up

Near-site clinic

On-site nurse

Career advancement opportunities

Health/fitness reimbursement

Job summary

Great Northern Corporation in Wisconsin is hiring a Forklift Operator to perform material handling, shipping, and warehouse duties. The role includes operating a forklift to weight, store, stage, and transport materials, while helping maintain inventories and verifying incoming material against documents.

Compensation starts at $25.00/hour for the first 45 days with a raise to $29.20, plus a $1.50 shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Qualifications

• Operates forklift to weight, store, stage, ship and transport materials.
• Maintain accurate finished goods inventories and verify incoming materials against receivers, manifests and packing lists.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift to move materials and load trailers.
• Assist in maintaining accurate inventories of finished goods.
• Inspect incoming materials against receivers and packing lists.
• Occasionally assist with trailer billing.

Skills

Forklift operation

Job description

About Great Northern

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another.

Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives.

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

Position Summary

The Forklift Operator performs various material handling and miscellaneous shipping and warehouse duties, Operates a forklift truck to weight, store, stage, ship and transport materials. Assists in maintaining accurate finished goods inventories and thoroughly checks incoming material against receivers, manifests and packing lists, along with occasional billing of trailers.

Pay/Schedule

• $25.00 per hour for the first 45 working days, with an increase following ($29.20 is the rate of pay)


• $1.50 shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts


• Must be available to work any shift

The Benefits of Great Northern

• Competitive 401K with company match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution

• Paid vacation during your first year of employment


• 10 paid holidays/year


• Medical plan options are available to provide flexibility in choosing the one that best suits your individual and family needs


• Dental and vision insurance available


• Company provided life insurance


• Opportunity to purchase additional life insurance


• A near-site clinic is provided to team members and their families, free of charge


• An on-site nurse is available for team members

• Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level

• Health/fitness reimbursement

Opportunities for Growth

You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay.

Expectation

To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.