Forklift Operator - 1st Shift - Fort Smith, AR (10600079) (183)

O.K. Foods, Inc.; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an established industry leader in food production! As a Forklift Operator, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient processing of high-quality chicken products. This position offers competitive pay and a range of benefits, including a weekly attendance incentive and opportunities for pay increases. Enjoy a supportive work environment with mentorship programs, paid holidays, and personal days. If you're looking for a stable job with growth potential, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Weekly attendance incentive

Pay increases at 30- & 90-Days

30-Day job shadowing and mentorship program

401K, Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

6 Paid holidays

Vacation after 90-days

2 Personal days/year after 90-days

Qualifications

• No formal education required, but forklift experience is mandatory.
• Ability to perform unskilled cooler duties and operate machinery.

Responsibilities

• Operate strapping machine and stack boxes onto pallets.
• Use forklift and pallet jack to move materials.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Education

No prior experience or training

Tools

Forklift

Pallet Jack

Job description

Bachoco Group is a leading multiprotein producer and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 38,000 employees. We offer a wide range of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more.Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, including farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.

Join us and be part of our success!

1st Shift Further Processing Plant

Dept.: 183 - Forklift Operator

Shift Hours: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Pay Rate: $ 16.50 per hour

*FORKLIFT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Bachoco OK Foods offers competitive wages and benefits to include but not limited to:

$1/hour weekly attendance incentive.

Pay Increases at 30- & 90-Days.

30-Day job shadowing and mentorship program.

Outstanding Benefits (401K, Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance & more).

6 Paid holidays.

Vacation after 90-days.

2 Personal days/year after 90-days.

Summary Performs various, unskilled cooler duties as assigned by Supervisor by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Operates strapping machine.

Stacks boxes onto pallets.

Operateforklift/pallet jack.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Makes timely decisions.

Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure, Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

No prior experience or training.

Language Skills

No skills needed.

Mathematical Skills

Able to count.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies: Please note that Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco USA.