Forklift Operators

Job Category:
Manufacturing/Operations
Job Family:
Distribution
Work Shift:
Job Description:
Forklift Operator
Starting pay $23. plus $2.00 shift premium! 5 pay increases within the first 24 months.
Job description
Our passionate employees (we call ourselves "partners") are feeding the world, and we're looking for exceptional people to join our production team at our Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, plant.
Schedule:

• We're looking for help on our 12- hour rotating shifts
  
• Overtime and weekend work is possible for full-time positions. We also need you to arrive on time to work and maintain a satisfactory attendance record.
  

Overall Job Duties:
The SHL Material Handler in Logistics supports the Shippensburg Plant in the daily picking of orders and distribution of product. He/she is responsible for a variety of miscellaneous duties/functions that include, but are not limited to the following:
• Follow all plant safety guidelines, USDA, SQF and SMP guidelines. Required to become skilled in the use of Process Excellence tools and demonstrate these skills as part of their daily job duties
• Provide needed support to production lines
• Responsible for minimizing product loss
• Responsible for promoting open, honest communication, and cooperation with team partners
• Maintain a clean work environment
• Office coverage for the logistics area at the plant
• Responsible for performing basic quality assurance functions
• Communicate with drivers, other plants and plant schedulers
• Other duties as assigned by TL/TA
• Rotate jobs between finished goods truckers and warehouse loaders/pickers
This position requires passing a post-offer background check and drug screen
Essential Job Functions:
1. Work with Leaders and fellow partners to ensure Food Safety and Partner Safety. Understand and execute standard operating procedures relative to position.
PCP and CCP checks required for position. Follow reaction plan for Food Safety, Food Quality and customer requirement outages and by contacting TA/TL. Be able to Identify/ understand customer requirements and assist in assuring proper operation/product.
2. Operate and maintain forklift in safe manner
3. Retrieve product from the cooler storage racks and prepare for distribution following FIFO and customer requirements.
4. Operate scanning device for purposes of tracking product (RMCS and MFCS).
5. Consolidate/re-palletize product once they have met cooling requirement
6. Responsible for pulling product from the production floor to the cooler.
7. Provide office support and coverage in the logistics office
8. Maintain accurate tracking and information on QC checks
9. Accurately locate and track special needs orders
10. Receive delivers properly with lot traceability and communicate out to needed partners
11. Retrieve and transfer packaging to warehouse to production floor as needed
12. Ensure housekeeping and master sanitation completed and documented according
to end of shift expectations
13. Use proper lifting techniques
14. Work OT and/or weekends
15. Proficiency in reading and comprehension of the English language required
Compensation and benefits:

• Competitive wage and incentives. Base pay starts at $22.45. You'll be eligible for FIVE pay increases in your first 24 months. We also offer a performance-based incentive program that gives you the opportunity to earn additional pay twice a year for meeting plant and company goals.
  
• Great benefits. We offer paid vacations and holidays, along with competitive health care plans that include medical, dental, vision and life insurance starting on your first day.
  
• Retirement plans. We offer a 401(k) retirement plan with up to an 8% company match - that's higher than 90% of all U.S. companies. You'll also have ownership of the company through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a benefit not many companies offer.
  
• Wellness programs. From weight loss and tobacco cessation programs to cancer screenings and gym membership discounts, we offer many wellness resources to help our people and their families live longer, healthier lives.
  

You'll work in a clean environment where the safety of our food and people is our top priority.
Ready to grow and make an impact as an important member of the Schreiber team? Apply today!
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Qualifying positions offer:

• A 401(k) plan that includes up to an 8 percent Schreiber match and has been recognized as Best-in-Class for companies with 5,000-plus employees.
• Competitive medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits without a waiting period, including second-opinion medical consultation with specialists
• Wellness resources, including a fitness reimbursement program and access to an interactive personalized online wellness program
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Professional growth and development opportunities through training and our Education Assistance Program

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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