Pick and Pull Forklift Operator - 2nd Shift

menasha; Muscatine (IA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Menasha Corporation is hiring a Forklift Operator in Muscatine, IA to move products and materials using liquefied gas or battery powered trucks. This role supports 2nd shift as a backup operator and requires adherence to safety policies, accurate quality checks, and efficient warehouse performance.

The position emphasizes teamwork, housekeeping, and timely reporting while maintaining inventory flow and safe operation of lifting equipment in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Industrial Truck Operator certificate.
• Experience with handheld scanners.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift safely and efficiently in warehouse and loading areas.
• Perform quality inspections per customer specs and paperwork.
• Collaborate with peers and other departments to improve quality.
• Maintain clean and organized work area and reports.
• Understand time/attendance and job reporting requirements.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Quality inspections

Inventory handling

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Industrial Truck Operator certificate

Tools

Handheld scanner

Barcode data entry

Job description

About Us

Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies.

Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting‑edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you're going to want to be here.

Join us and become part of the power behind possible.

The Opportunity

The Forklift Operator drives a liquefied gas or battery powered industrial truck equipped with forklift to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials in the warehouse or factory.

This position will also require being vouchered as a backup truck loading /receiving forklift operator on 2nd shift.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to safety and perform job duties in accordance with company safety policies and procedures


• Maintain high efficiency according to established rates during operation of the assigned equipment


• Complete required quality inspections per customer specifications and paperwork - quality is the responsibility of all employees


• Work with peers and other departments to improve quality and performance


• Provide an active role in the housekeeping of the assigned area


• Understand department communication systems, schedules, time/attendance system and job reporting requirements

Knowledge, Skills, Or Abilities Desired

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.


• Positions forks under unitized stacks, 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 supplies workers with materials as needed.


• May load or unload materials onto or off of trailers, pallets, skids, etc.


• Replaces liquefied-gas tank.

Qualifications Desired

• High school diploma or equivalent


• Industrial Truck Operator certificate


• Previous industrial truck operator experience


• Computer data entry and retrieval related experience


• Handheld scanner experience

Compensation & benefits:

The starting wage for this position is $22.54 /hour

About Menasha Corporation

Two companies, one vision.

Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.

Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.

Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today's supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability.

Our products and services are used by global, name‑brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over‑the‑counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries.

Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you'll have opportunities to grow.

The possibilities are endless. The power is yours!

Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.