Second Shift Forklift Operator

Quad; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) matching program

Life insurance

Job summary

Quad Packaging in Franklin, WI is seeking a Second Shift Material Handler (Forklift Drivers) to join our team. The role involves shipping/receiving, palletizing, and operating forklifts to move materials and finished products.

You will work 1 pm–9 pm, Monday–Friday, with pay ranging about $17.50–$19.50 per hour based on skills and market conditions. We offer opportunities to grow with a modern packaging facility and a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• 1+ years of material handler/shipping/receiving/baler experience preferred but will train the right candidate.
• Basic arithmetic skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Read, speak, and understand English to interpret instructions and production documents.
• Familiar with machines and tools; repair and maintenance experience preferred.
• Computer proficiency is required.
• Ability to perform and coordinate multiple tasks during a shift.
• Must lift 50+ lbs and work indoors or outdoors as needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming and outgoing shipments, ensuring accuracy and condition.
• Prepare items for shipment and document quantities.
• Determine shipment method and calculate space or charges.
• Load/unload shipments and manage palletizing operations.
• Create and proof labels; affix to pallets as needed.
• Protect products and support certifications.
• Cross-train and maintain baler room operations.

Skills

Material handling

Shipping/Receiving

Multitasking

Reading English

English communication

Computer proficiency

Forklift operation

Equipment maintenance

Tools

Forklift operation

Palletizing equipment

Job description

Unleash Your Potential at Quad – Don't Miss Out!

Ready to supercharge your career and make a lasting impact? At Quad, we're excited to welcome ambitious individuals who are driven to excel. Are you mechanically inclined or maintenance-savvy? Ready to take on a new challenge? Look no further! We're looking for motivated, detail-oriented individuals to join our team in Franklin, WI. Your adventure to success begins now – grab this opportunity!

Quad Packaging is seeking a Second Shift Material Handler (Forklift Drivers) for our Franklin, WI location. This is your opportunity to enhance your skills working with the industry’s most advanced Packaging equipment.

Employees can be expected to be paid an hourly range of $17.50 - $19.50 / hour or more, based on variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions.

Every day, millions of people see the products we produce—from retail packaging and magazines to catalogs, direct mail and marketing materials. Behind every product is a team of skilled people who take pride in quality, innovation and working together.

At Quad, you'll find more than a job. You'll find opportunities to learn new skills, work with cutting-edge technology, and build a long-term career with a company that invests in its people.

If you enjoy seeing products come together from start to finish, Franklin is the place for you. This modern packaging facility produces folding cartons and blister cards using advanced printing and finishing equipment. Employees work in a collaborative environment where quality, safety and teamwork are part of every shift, with opportunities to expand their skills while helping create packaging found on store shelves across the country.

We Have The Following Shift Option To Offer

You will work 1 pm- 9 pm Monday-Friday

Essential Functions Of This Position Include

• Shipping & Receiving - Efficiently and effectively manages incoming and outgoing shipments to ensure accuracy, completeness, and condition of shipments.
• Gather, fill, and/or prepare items for shipment. Count, confirm, and document quantity.
• Determine shipment method, and use knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates. Compute shipment space available and/ or charges per standard procedures.
• Loads and unloads shipments, and manages the palletizing and bailing operations to ensure that production processes accurately meet the customer job order and company recycling and/or disposal protocol.
• As needed, produce a label; print and proofread the copy; if accurate, print the appropriate number of labels. Forward and/or affix to a pallet as needed.
• Protect client products and aid the department in securing and maintaining key industry certifications.
• Operators frequently perform multiple functions during the shift - this includes maintaining the baler room. Cross-train as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF POWERED EQUIPMENT USED

Forklift, clamp lift, power lift, hand jacks, automatic palletizing equipment, computers, trash compactor, automatic labelers, roller-conveyor table, elevator sorting/staging platform; and bailer equipment.

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must be at least 18 years old.
• 1+ Years of material handler/Shipping/Receiving/Baler experience preferred but will train the right candidate.
• Be able to perform work-related functions requiring the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and percent.
• Read, speak, and understand the English language sufficient to interpret instructions, job orders, production sheets, and work-related documents. Able to communicate problems and malfunctions to co-workers and lead/management.
• Must be familiar with machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance. Machine repair and maintenance experience preferred.
• Computer proficient.
• Must be able to perform and coordinate the multiple simultaneous tasks of monitoring, inspecting, packaging, labeling, and transfer of completed products.
• Must be able to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns, including comparing a presented object with a remembered object. Documented adaptability, versatility, and capability preferred.
• Physical Demands: Must be able to lift 50+ lbs. Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment and outdoors while loading and unloading deliveries.
• Work Overtime when needed.

Additional Information

The actual rate of pay offered will vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime and shift differentials.

Quad offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, annual discretionary match to 401(k) based on company performance, life insurance, and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus childbirth short-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, adoption & surrogacy benefits, pet insurance and more!