Relief Forklift Operator — Rotating Shifts & Benefits

Lesaffre Group; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day one healthcare coverage

401k with match

11 paid holidays

Vacation time (80 hours) and sick time

Job summary

Lesaffre seeks a Relief General Services Operator to load out crumbled, block, or nutritional yeast, supply materials, and keep the facility clean. You will rotate shifts, cover for others, and understand all General Services tasks.

The role involves unloading rail cars, inventory support, and cross-training across departments. Candidate should be organized, able to multitask, and operate forklifts and cleaning equipment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Understanding of valves, pumps, pipes, vessels, and batch creation preferred.
• Requires ability to operate cleaning equipment and supplies such as vacuum, mop, and floor scrubber.
• Requires ability to operate forklift.
• Requires ability to prioritize and organize tasks, and follow through to ensure completion of assignments.
• Communication skills and customer service skills needed in relationships with others inside the company.
• Computer proficiency is preferred.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision is required.
• Well organized and able to manage multiple tasks and follow through on them.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to Lesaffre's safety-first culture by strictly following all safety protocols and participating in required safety programs.
• Prepare crumbled, block or nutritional yeast for shipment, load the trailers as per loading procedure, and fill out the loading paperwork.
• Supply plant departments with necessary raw materials and packaging items.
• Perform routine and non-routine cleaning inside and outside the facility as required by the department master cleaning schedule and/or the General Service Supervisor or Lead Operator.
• Maintain the warehouse and cooler keeping each location clean and orderly.
• Document, inspect and unload materials as per written procedures.
• Assist other departments with cleaning or production functions.
• Convert anhydrous ammonia to Aqua ammonia.
• Convert bulk products to liquid solutions to be used in the plant.
• Hook up and unload railcars, as per written procedures.
• Assist in inventory control by monitoring levels.
• Maintain control sheets documenting unloading of all bulk items.
• Verify quantity of items on railcar; verify car is empty to return to RR.
• Cross train into other departments.
• Special projects directed by General Services Supervisor, Maintenance Manager, or Plant Manager.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Prioritization

Communication

Organizational skills

Customer service

Self-motivation

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

Cleaning equipment operation

Job description

Lesaffre seeks a Relief General Services Operator to load out crumbled, block, or nutritional yeast, supply materials, and keep the facility clean. You will rotate shifts, cover for others, and understand all General Services tasks.

The role involves unloading rail cars, inventory support, and cross-training across departments. Candidate should be organized, able to multitask, and operate forklifts and cleaning equipment.