SEASONAL Forklift Operator

Elmer Chocolate; Hammond (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Employee events

Free chocolate

Uniforms

Potential permanent position

Job summary

Elmer Chocolate, the oldest family-owned chocolate company in America, is seeking help in our Ponchatoula, LA facility for a temporary/seasonal full-time role through mid-late December. The position runs day shift, 7:30am–4:30pm, Monday–Friday, with overtime likely during peak season.

Responsibilities include unloading materials, order fulfillment, quality checks, forklift operation, and maintaining a clean shipping/receiving area.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Pass a drug screen.
• Must qualify for forklift certification.
• Able to perform basic math for inventory.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Reliable transportation.
• Good attendance and overtime availability.
• Able to stand/walk 12+ hours.
• Able to lift <50 lbs occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Unloading of raw materials and finished products.
• Fill orders for customers.
• Quality control of received and produced items.
• Operate forklift and pallet jack.
• Load and unload materials onto/off pallets and skid devices.
• Complete receiving/order documentation including weighing and labeling.
• Keep shipping/receiving area clean.

Skills

Forklift operation

Quality control

Reading and following instructions

Stamina for long shifts

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

THIS IS A TEMPORARY/SEASONAL POSITION (Job will end mid-late December)

Chilly Warehouse

Weekly Pay

Day Shift; Full Time 40+ hours; Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm (Hours fluctuate with truck scheduling)

Overtime Opportunities Likely During Seasonal High Volume

Elmer Chocolate is the oldest family-owned chocolate company in America. Our factory in Ponchatoula is the 2nd-largest manufacturer of Valentine boxed chocolate in North America.

• Cigna medical plans for the entire family
• Monthly employee appreciation events
• Free chocolate
• T-Shirt Uniforms
• Generally 60% of Temporary Associates find permanent jobs at Elmer's!

Basic Responsibilities

• Unloading of raw materials and finished products
• Fill orders for customers
• Quality control of received and produced items
• Operate forklift
• Operate manual and electric pallet jack
• Load and unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device
• Complete receiving/order documentation including recording, weighing, labeling
• Keeps shipping/receiving area clean

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old
• Pass a drug screen
• Must be able to qualify for & pass forklift certification course
• Must be able to pass a general math assessment related to calculating inventory
• High School education or GED
• Reliable transportation
• Dependable attendance and ability to work overtime
• Ability to follow & read instructions
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed
• Reading, interpreting signs and short correspondence, shipping documents, and memos
• Basic math skills, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to stand & walk for 12 hours+.
• Ability to sit, stoop, bend, kneel, reach, crouch, crawl, use force, carry, & push/pull
• Ability to lift < 50 lbs. occasionally
• Ability to apply manual dexterity and specified visual acuity
• Ability to hear and speak
• Some areas require PPE & may cause occasional exposure to higher temperatures

Elmer Chocolate is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to any protected class status.