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This job posting is for 2nd shift, initially working a schedule of Monday through Friday and some Saturdays, and then a rotational schedule of 4 days on, 3 days off one week, and 3 days on, 4 days off the following week when the plant moves to a 7-day operation. Work hours are generally 2:30 p.m. to approximately 11:00 p.m (or when done for the night). The base rate of pay is
$21.30/hour, plus a shift premium of $1.00/hour. Team members must be willing to work overtime and weekends, as needed. This position is eligible for overtime pay.
Job Responsibilities:- Loads and ships goods, receives and unloads goods
- Maintains packaging materials on storage trailers
- Operates electric or hand jacks, and drives both sit-down and stand-up styles of forklifts
- Manually changes forklift batteries
- Performs daily safety inspection of the forklift and reports any problems to the supervisor
- Keeps area and floor clean, including the cooler and shipping docks
- Performs other jobs within the department and provides back-up/breaks to line puller when necessary
- Rotates to other jobs in other departments, if needed
- Accurately completes paperwork and Safety Chain entries
- Uses EIM handheld and software to ship and receive goods
- All team members are responsible for safety, including but not limited to, personal safety and food safety
- Complies with all company and USDA policies/guidelines and reports known or suspected violations
- Attends monthly and annual required training (e.g., Safety, HACCP, HR topics, LOTO, PIT)
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred, but not required
- Forklift/Mule/PIT experience preferred, but not required, as training and certification is provided - required to become forklift certified within 30 days of starting position
- Basic computer skills to navigate systems and perform data entry
- Experience with inventory control methods preferred
- Ability to record information using company-provided forms and procedures
- Ability to accurately perform math functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Ability to report to work as scheduled and work scheduled hours to meet job expectations, have flexibility to work other jobs, as needed, and work weekends and overtime, as needed
- Ability to work professionally and respectfully with others while demonstrating positive interpersonal skills, and communicates effectively with all team members and management
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness
- Ability to identify, act with a sense of urgency, and resolve problems/inconsistencies, getting help from management or others, as needed
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), including hard hat, safety glasses, ear protection (plugs or muffs), hair net / beard guard, steel-toed boots, and gloves
- Performs other duties, as assigned
Physical Requirements: The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
- Must be willing and able lift, carry, push, and pull up to 60 lbs. below waist, at waist level, and above shoulder level
- The Team Member will stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, stretch, climb, push, pull, and reach above, below, and at shoulder level
- The Team Member will use both arms/hands and legs/feet to operate forklifts or electric pallet and hand jacks
- The Team Member will work while standing or walking on hard floors for a period of up to 8-10 hours/day
- The Team Member will climb up and down stairs/ladders to get to/from work areas and to work at elevated levels and various heights and in confined spaces, as needed
- The Team Member will work in an environment where extreme temperatures range seasonally from hot/warm to cold/freezing, where conditions may be damp and/or wet, and concrete floors may be slippery in some areas
- The Team Member will perform repetitive motions, flex/grip with wrists/hands, and use tools (e.g., box knife, metal scraper)
Requirements:
- At least three (3) months of forklift/PIT operation experience.
- At least four (6) months of continuous employment with one employer in the past two (2) years
LOCATION NOT ACCEPTING REHIRES
Relocation Assistance Eligible:No
Work Shift:B Shift (United States of America)
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We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
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