Warehouse - Forklift Operator -1st shift

Conagra Brands; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Conagra Brands is hiring for a Warehouse Associate in Fayetteville, AR. The role supports production and shipping by moving materials, supplying packaging, and handling SAP transactions to ensure timely supply to lines.

The position requires forklift operation experience and the ability to work in a cold environment, with a schedule of 6:30 AM–3:00 PM, Monday–Friday, with potential shift variations.

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse, shipping, receiving, or material‑handling environment preferred.
• Six (6) months of forklift experience - sit down or stand up.
• Training and certification to operate forklift equipment listed above.
• Skills in organizing, staging, and maintaining clean work areas.

Responsibilities

• Move materials between storage locations and production areas.
• Monitor outbounds & inbounds
• Empty trash and cardboard into compactors and maintain staging areas.
• Provide packaging materials and ingredients to production lines.
• Issue ingredients to process in SAP and complete finished‑goods transactions.
• Process and ship finished‑goods pallets to AMC using SAP.
• Keep Parts Storage Areas clean, organized, and accurately inventoried.
• Complete daily cycle counts and report discrepancies.
• Stage, palletize, and prepare finished goods for shipment.
• Verify pallet documentation and complete SAP shipment closeout.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and follow safety procedures, PPE rules, and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and logistics teams to support continuous flow.
• Operate sit‑down forklift, electric double‑end rider pallet jack, and reach lift after required training and certification.
• Work in a freezer with a temperature of -10 degrees

Skills

Forklift operation

Warehouse experience

SAP usage

Team communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Shift: 6:30 AM-3:00 PM

Hourly Rate: $21.39 an hour

Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, you will support production and shipping operations by moving materials, maintaining PSAs, completing SAP transactions, and ensuring packaging and ingredients are supplied to production lines in a timely and accurate manner. You will help maintain safe, clean work areas and uphold all safety and operational standards.

Schedule: 6:30AM - 3:00PM Monday - Friday. Must be flexible and willing to work other times as needed.

A Taste Of Your Responsibilities

• Move materials between storage locations and production areas.
• Monitor outbounds & inbounds
• Empty trash and cardboard into compactors and maintain staging areas.
• Provide packaging materials and ingredients to production lines.
• Issue ingredients to process in SAP and complete finished‑goods transactions.
• Process and ship finished‑goods pallets to AMC using SAP.
• Keep Parts Storage Areas clean, organized, and accurately inventoried.
• Complete daily cycle counts and report discrepancies.
• Stage, palletize, and prepare finished goods for shipment.
• Verify pallet documentation and complete SAP shipment closeout.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and follow safety procedures, PPE rules, and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and logistics teams to support continuous flow.
• Operate sit‑down forklift, electric double‑end rider pallet jack, and reach lift after required training and certification.
• Work in a freezer with a temperature of -10 degrees

Ingredients Required For Your Success

• Experience in a warehouse, shipping, receiving, or material‑handling environment preferred
• Experience using SAP or other inventory/warehouse systems preferred
• Six (6) months of forklift experience - sit down or stand up
• Training and certification to operate forklift equipment listed above.
• Skills in organizing, staging, and maintaining clean work areas.
• Skills in communicating with production, quality, and logistics teams.
• Skills to follow safety standards, PPE requirements, and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Skills in performing inventory checks and reporting discrepancies.

Physical Requirements

Depending on the role, physical and environmental requirements may vary but can include:

Being on your feet, walking around the facility, climbing stairs/ladders or kneeling for extended periods of time.

Performing consistent repetitive tasks.

Frequently lifting, pushing or carrying materials.

Also be aware that in a manufacturing environment, the noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary. More information on the essential tasks and facility will be shared during the hiring process.

Anticipated Close Date: November 4, 2026

Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas

Our Benefits

• Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
• Wealth: Great pay, 401(k)/pension eligibility, financial wellness programs and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups and team collaboration
• Balance: Paid-time off and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.