Forklift Operator (2nd Shift

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

 

Become One Of Our Valued Warehouse Team Members:

Here at Lakeside Foods, our Warehouse team is the backbone of our supply / shipping operations, ensuring that all orders are shipped accurately and in a timely manner. The Forklift Operator is responsible operating a forklift for picking orders, moving product, loading and unloading trucks and completing shipping and receiving paperwork.  The operator is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the forklift to avoid damage to other trucks, personnel, equipment, product, and eliminate unnecessary wear and tear to the forklift. 

 What You’ll Get:

 

• Competitive wages based on experience and Mechanical placement test
• Off-season schedule: Four 10’s Monday – Thursday
• Production season (July – November): Flexible scheduling with OT availability
• 2pm to 10 pm on 8 hour shifts and 3pm to 1am on 10 hours shifts. Monday - Friday.
• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Schedules to maintain work/life balance
• Excellent market-leading medical insurance, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment
• Retirement plan with company match
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Advancement opportunities
• Paid onsite training
• Broken tool replacement program

 

 What You’ll Do:

• Fill out forklift checklist with needed information of condition of forklift.                                                         
• Examine schedule for the shift of product to be run.                                      
• Make sure correct lot is staged and ready to run.  
• Operate computerized barcoding system.        
• Place product on depal so depal operator can fill line prior to start up.
• Check that line has pallets and boxes/trays to start running.
• Complete a pallet ticket for each pallet of finished product.