Forklift Operator - Day Shift Carrollton

Trident Seafoods Corporation; Carrollton (GA); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Paid parental leave

Telemedicine

Descripción de la vacante

Trident Seafoods Corporation is seeking a full-time forklift operator to move and stack loads, inventory materials, and support production in a fast-paced facility in the United States. You will operate lifting devices, follow safety protocols, and assist with general material handling to ensure smooth workflows.

Applicants must have a relevant certificate or training; forklift certification is required or must be obtainable within two weeks.

Formación

• One year certificate from college or technical school or 3–6 months related training.
• Forklift certification required or ability to obtain within 2 weeks.
• Ability to read safety rules and operate measuring tools.

Responsabilidades

• Drive forklift and operate lifting devices to move pallets and materials.
• Position loads and transport to designated areas efficiently.
• Unload, stack, and inventory materials on the work floor.
• Weigh materials and record data on schedules or tags.
• Perform routine maintenance on lifting equipment and report issues.
• Follow plant safety policies and participate in related training.

Conocimientos

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Reading safety docs

Manual handling

Educación

Technical certificate or college certificate

Herramientas

Forklift certification

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Trident Seafoods is North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company—partnering with fishermen, employees, and communities to responsibly harvest, process, and share wild Alaska seafood with the world. With deep roots in Alaska and operating across the globe, Trident is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, committed to nourishing the world while upholding the highest standards for safety, sustainability, and excellence.

At Trident Seafoods, we work together for something bigger than ourselves. From nourishing the world with the best protein on earth to protecting our oceans, serving our fishermen, and supporting communities in Alaska and beyond, here, you’ll find a values-driven culture where your growth matters, your work has purpose and your contributions are recognized and appreciated—because at Trident, we believe meaningful work connects us all.

Responsibilities

Summary: Drives gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties:

Essential Functions:

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Lubricates truck, recharges/changes batteries, fills fuel tank, or replaces liquefied gas tank.
• May be assigned work in Subzero freezer area with proper company PPE provided.
• Follows plant food safety policies and industry best practices.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.
• Follows plant food safety policies and industry best practices.
• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions.
• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full-time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience. Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be forklift certified, or able to become forklift certified. Must be able to qualify for lift truck certification within 2 weeks of assignment into job function.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Physical Demands:

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 frequently required to climb or balance.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

The employee moves objects

• regularly up to 10 pounds
• frequently up to 25 pounds
• occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include: distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception

Additional Information

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, including F-1 STEM-OPT authorization.

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Trident Seafoods provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Trident Seafoods and its subsidiaries have adopted a drug-free workplace policy. Working under the influence of Drugs or Alcohol is not permitted.

Employment with Trident Seafoods is contingent upon the candidate maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization throughout employment, with or without immigration sponsorship by the company.