Forklift Operator ($500 Sign Bonus)

GoodHeart Brand Foods; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

The Forklift Operator will be a key contributor to the success of the Company by ensuring a smooth, predictable, and efficient flow of materials and products from beginning to end. The Warehouse Associate will fill, communicate, and execute clear production schedules.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Stock inventory including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods in the cooler, freezer, and dry warehouses.
• Initial point of material accuracy verification for material received from production.
• Responsible for cycle counts, relaying cycle count, and other pertinent information to the Warehouse Manager, Shift Lead, and Production Line Manager when necessary.
• Provide materials delivery service to Production Operations to ensure production lines are supplied at all times to minimize downtime and other inefficiencies. (i.e. ensure raw materials moved into position to ensure production schedule is met.)
• Load and unload trucks, safely, utilizing material handling equipment.
• Load outgoing trucks, accurately and completely recording shipping records and maintaining outgoing records.
• Maintain cleanliness and neat appearance of the dry goods warehouse and freezer storage area.
• Work with team members efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• 1 to 3 years or more work experience in food manufacturing, supply chain or related area strongly preferred.
• 1 to 3 years or more work experience in a Warehouse
• Must have valid Current Driver’s License
• Ability to operate a stand-up forklift and electric pallet jack, preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to follow established guidelines, policies and procedures including scheduling and similar activities.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and workload effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Team player with a positive, helpful attitude. Must be able to work with team members and influence positive change in a team environment.
• Able to collect and enter data onto mobile devices, detail-oriented

Working Environments and Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to fingers; handle; and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; peripheral vision; and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be willing and able to wear approved PPE as specified by GMP standards. The employees are regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places; extreme heat and cold. While employee is performing regular duties they are also exposed to possible risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.