Forklift Operator - 3rd Shift - Casa Grande, AZ

Abbott Laboratories; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories is seeking a Special Equipment Operator for its Casa Grande location. In this role, you will handle the delivery of raw ingredients and packaging to production lines, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. This position offers career development opportunities with a global healthcare leader, emphasizing teamwork and flexibility. If you have a high school diploma and experience with food-grade warehousing, this could be your next career move.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Free medical coverage

High employer contribution to retirement savings

Tuition reimbursement

Recognition as a great place to work

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Preferred: Food-grade warehousing experience in shipping and receiving.
• Expected to communicate well with other departments.

Responsibilities

• Receives, stores, retrieves and delivers raw ingredient and packaging commodities.
• Must supply production lines with necessary packaging commodities.
• Accountable for FDA, OSHA and Abbott compliance standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexibility

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Trailer tractor

Rail-car mover

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Special Equipment Operator - 2nd Shift - Casa Grande, AZ

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Casa Grande, Arizona location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Casa Grande, Ariz., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

What You’ll Work On

• The Special Equipment Operator receives, stores, retrieves and delivers raw ingredient and packaging commodities to plant production lines

• Equipment frequently used includes: trailer tractors, rail-car mover, forklifts, motorized pallet trucks and computerized warehouse systems using bar code scanners and radio frequency transmitters

• Required to supply production lines with necessary packaging commodities

• Must be able to communicate well with other departments and respond to non-routine requests for material moves

• Attention to detail and teamwork is essential

• The ever changing commitment to our customers requires flexibility and adaptability with the ability to multi-task

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Shift

***** 2nd Shift Receiving – Monday to Friday – 2PM to 10:30PM; plus every 3rd Weekend (1-2 weekends a month) *****

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Food-grade warehousing experience in shipping and receiving preferred

• Forklift, trailer tractor, rail-car mover andstand up lift operation

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity and Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $17.00 – $34.00 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.