Pallet Jack Operator-Day Shift

Simmons Foods, Inc.; Saratoga (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons Foods, Inc. is seeking a Pallet Jack Operator to collect and deliver materials across the facility while strictly following safety and quality procedures.

You will operate pallet jacks, move materials, and report any issues promptly. This role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to policies, and proactive participation in continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Operates pallet jack between departments, buildings and grounds.
• Maintains safe handling of materials and adherence to procedures.
• Reports damaged materials to supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Operates an electronic or hand pallet jack between departments, buildings, and grounds.
• Collects and delivers materials following safety procedures.
• Detects and reports defective materials to the supervisor.
• Maintains clean and safe work area and equipment.
• Delivers materials to work areas and loads shipments.
• Identifies mechanical problems with pallet jack and reports for repair.
• Completes daily and weekly reports to the floor supervisor.
• Participates in team meetings and supports team initiatives.

Skills

Pallet jack operation

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Pallet jack license

Tools

Forklift awareness

Job description

Purpose of the Position

Collect and deliver product while adhering to company safety and quality procedures.

Essential Position Responsibilities

Operates an electronic or hand operated pallet jack between departments, buildings, and grounds.

Collects and delivers a wide variety of materials while adhering to established safety procedures.

Detects and reports defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor.

Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations.

Delivers materials to work areas as directed from production supervisor, stacks materials in storage areas and loads shipments in trailer.

Ensures product or equipment being moved is undamaged and handled in a safe manor.

Responsible for identifying any mechanical problems or damage with the pallet jack and ensure the problems are reported to the supervisor for further inspection and repair.

Completes and delivers daily and weekly reports to the floor supervisor.

Participates as a member of the team.

Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.

Attends appropriate team meetings.

As a member of the team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.

Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.

Simmons operating systems principles and objectives :

Is familiar with Simmons' established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position's role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of the Pallet Jack Operator and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position.

Physical Activities

Be able to efficiently work in a plant environment. Regularly required to stand, reach and move about the facility. Light to moderate physical effort required.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Will use required footwear, gloves, apron, hearing protection, hair net(s) and other protective equipment as needed or required.

Travel

NA

Technical Experience

Preferred experience in shipping and receiving, working with large moving equipment.

Industry Experience

Preference for poultry or food processing organization.

Minimum Education

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain company issued pallet jack license.

Preferred Education

NA