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Salary#1 In Food Ingredients.
In the food processing and food service industries, Newly Weds Foods is recognized as the premier global purveyor of customized breaders, batters, seasonings, and functional ingredients.
Newly Weds Foods is looking for a permanent full-time Forklift Operator to join our Warehouse team.
If Newly Weds Foods sounds like the place that you would like to build your career, take the initiative and apply.
Summary:
Ships and receives goods and keeps pertinent records, compares quantity and identification numbers of goods against orders to ensure accuracy.
Essential Functions:
1. Operate forklift, hand truck or other equipment to load, unload, transport and store goods.
2. Load and unload trailers as directed.
3. Plan, organize and direct administrative services such as signage, cleaning, maintenance, parking, safety inspections, security.
4. Inspect and verify incoming goods against invoices or other documents, record shortages and reject damaged goods.
5. Inventories materials on work floor and supply workers with materials as needed.
6. Weigh materials or products and record weight on tags, labels or production schedules.
7. Manually moves materials around as needed.
8. Inspect and record safe working condition of forklifts and ensure battery charging as needed.
9. Utilize scanning system effectively and handle inventory storage and handling as per set procedures.
Non-Essential Functions:
1. Performs other activities, special tasks and projects upon requests from the Warehouse Manager.
Qualifications:
1. High school education or equivalent.
2. Licensed fork lift operator.
3. Good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Work Environment:
1. Exposure to loud environment, airborne particles with strong odors associated with spicy food ingredients in cold and hot conditions.
2. Walking and standing on concrete for 8 to 12 hours a day. Climbing steps, ladders and working on elevated surfaces.
3. Periodically required to lift up to 50 lbs.
Newly Weds Foods is committed to Employment Equity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and pre-employment testing.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $23.06 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Overtime pay
Experience:
- Forklift: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
