Forklift Operator II — Onsite Production & Inventory

Ventura Foods; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Profit sharing / 401(k)

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Ventura Foods is seeking a Forklift Operator II in Birmingham, AL for onsite work. The role involves cross-training across all areas, daily lift truck operations, and ensuring accurate staging, loading, receiving, and production support.

The position requires a high school diploma, at least one year of stand-up forklift experience, basic math and RF system proficiency, and strong safety awareness. Ventura Foods highlights competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School graduate and the experience required to execute the major responsibilities listed above.
• At least one year of stand up forklift experience and the ability to pass the annual required forklift certification process.
• Good Math Skills and the ability to operate an RF computer, desk top computer and calculator.
• The ability to read, write and verbally communicate effectively.
• Safety knowledge requisite to the duties and responsibilities listed above including the ability to recognize and communicate issues.

Responsibilities

• Staging orders - can accurately complete the order selection process and stage orders in appropriate areas for loading by loaders.
• Loading trucks - can accurately load customer orders on to trucks for dispatch or the drop lot following proper loading procedures.
• Receiving - knowledgeable and capable of receiving packaging, ingredients, and finished goods and the proper storage, rotation, quality assurance, computer entry and documentation processes required for accurate and timely receiving of goods.
• Production Support - knowledgeable and capable of Finished Goods production support of the manufacturing process.
• Troubleshooting - must be capable, knowledgeable and willing to competently troubleshoot inventory issues, know how to place defective materials on pending hold, how tomake location adjustments properly to locate NIL (not in location), zero balance and damaged items that are found in the process of routine tasks identified as essential for this role.
• Warehouse Safety knowledge - must possess and exhibit a full and complete understanding of safety sensitive operations such as: battery changing, battery watering, pallet exchanging, shrink wrapping, allergen compliance, issue reporting, vehicle inspections and damaged goods process.
• Production Support - Deck Supply - Knowledge and capable of supporting the manufacturing decks. Issuing of ingredients to the decks and returning properly back to warehouse, if need be. Must follow proper tote storage process as well.
• FSMA

Skills

Forklift experience

Math skills

RF systems

Communication

Safety knowledge

Education

High School diploma

Tools

RF System

Job description

Ventura Foods is seeking a Forklift Operator II in Birmingham, AL for onsite work. The role involves cross-training across all areas, daily lift truck operations, and ensuring accurate staging, loading, receiving, and production support.

The position requires a high school diploma, at least one year of stand-up forklift experience, basic math and RF system proficiency, and strong safety awareness. Ventura Foods highlights competitive benefits and growth opportunities.