Forklift Operator/Material Handler

National Beverage Corp; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

National Beverage Corp. in Warren, MI is seeking a Warehouse Associate to maintain sanitation and safety in the warehouse, load and unload trucks, and manage pallet flows.

The role requires forklift experience and the ability to work in hot and cold environments while keeping production lines running. You will perform safety inspections, ensure FIFO rotation, and accurately document receipts and shipments in the company’s computerized system.

Qualifications

• High School or GED required.
• 2-3 years forklift experience required.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to bend, reach and repeated lifting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a sanitary and clean working environment around the warehouse spaces.
• Load and unload trucks with raw materials, finished products, equipment, and dunnage; load pallets into the palletizer and stack them.
• Conduct safety inspections and ensure FIFO procedures for rotation of goods.
• Work independently with minimal direction, in hot and cold environments, and keep production lines running.

Skills

Forklift operation

Physical stamina

Flexible schedule

Safety awareness

Temperature tolerance

Education

High School or GED

Tools

Palletizer operation

Depalletizer operation

Job description

Job Duties:

Maintain a sanitary and clean working environment including the dumping of trash and cleaning around the compactor, shipping dock, stretch wrapper areas, and all warehouse spaces.

Responsible for loading and unloading trucks with raw materials, finished products, equipment, and dunnage. Must load empty pallets into the palletizer, offload and stretch wrap and properly stack full pallets, remove dunnage from the depalletizer, and feed bottles to the depalletizer. This must be done in a safe an efficient manner as to keep the production lines running at all times. Must make warehouse product space by consolidating product and making room for future production runs, including the next flavor, package or the next shift’s production.

Responsible for conducting a safety inspection of hilos, inspecting loads for cleanliness and quality, ensuring trailer and container tags seals are intact, using FIFO procedures to ensure proper rotation of full goods and raw materials, accurately recording receipts and shipments on documents and in a computerized system.

Must be capable of 100% continuous compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices and working safely, of working independently and with little direction from management, of working in hot and cold environments, keeping the work areas clean, and performing other tasks as assigned by your supervisor.

Job Qualifications:

• High School or GED required
• 2-3 years forklift experience required
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time
• Ability to bend, reach and repeated lifting
• Must be able to hear and distinguish sounds and noises in a loud manufacturing environment
• Must have acuity in both straight and peripheral vision
• Ability to withstand frequent drastic changes in temperature

Sundance Beverage Company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender, genetics, gender identity or sexual orientation.