Forklift Operator - 12 hour days (6am-6:30pm)

Lidestri Foods, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great career pathing

Online training

Health insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Bonuses

Job summary

LiDestri Foods in Rochester, NY is seeking a Full-Time Warehouse Operative to ensure receipt, shipment, storage and delivery of finished or raw products. The role requires forklift operation experience in a fast-paced setting and proficiency with RF scanners, inventory control, and safety protocols.

Responsibilities include receiving materials, staging orders, loading trucks and maintaining GMP standards while contributing to a safe, efficient warehouse. Competitive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED.
• Previous forklift experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to operate RF scanner guns and hand tools.
• Ability to wear PPE and follow safety protocols; basic computer and math skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate RF scanner guns to track inventory.
• Move, locate, relocate, stack and count inventory.
• Follow GMP protocols and safety rules.
• Receive raw materials and deliver to proper bays.
• Load outbound shipments and stage orders.
• Report safety and quality issues.

Skills

Forklift operation

RF scanner usage

Basic math

Computer literacy

PPE compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

RF Scanner Device

Hand tools

Job description

Full Time Operatives Rochester, NY, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 6633

Salary Range: $21.90 To $25.84 Hourly

About LiDestri Foods

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Ensure proper receipt, shipment, storage and delivery of finished or raw product by performing the following duties.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilize RF scanner guns;
• Move, locate, relocate, stack and count inventory;
• Follow GMP protocols;
• Remove wrapped pallets from palletizer staging area and deliver to correct bay;
• Receiving
  • Unload raw materials from delivery truck and tankers;
  • Properly receive and deliver to proper bay;
  • Assist with ensuring proper materials are delivered to kitchen or depal area;
• Unload glass from delivery truck;
• Accurately and safely deliver pallets of empty containers to depal area;
• Accurately and safely deliver correct raw materials to appropriate kitchen;
• Rec/Railcars
  • Load and unload rail cars;
  • Accurately receive any raw product in;
• Shipping / Other Warehouses
  • Relocate pallets throughout warehouse as needed.
  • Remove pallets of finished product from palletizer and delivery to appropriate bay for holding;
  • Stage and prep outgoing orders;
  • Load outgoing trucks and ensure product is not damaged prior to or during loading;
  • Load recycling trailers and dumpsters when needed.
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned by your manager as needed.
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Previous experience operating forklift in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to apply computer and communication skills and math functions
• Ability to use hand tools including RF scanner guns
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable); Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots)

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Constant exposure to extreme loud noises;
• Constant sitting;
• Constant exposure to extreme hot/cold (non-weather) environment;
• Constant use of fingers and hands;
• Occasional standing and moving by foot;
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds;
• Occasional work near moving mechanical parts;
• Frequent reaching/lifting/pulling/bending/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling;
• Potential exposure to caustic chemicals.

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.