Forklift Driver

Position Overview

• Forklift Driver - Belvidere, IL
• Starting Pay: $22.01/hour
• $2.00/hour additional shift differential pay (night shift)
• 12-hour shifts | 2 on / 5 off, 5 on / 2 off schedule

What We Have to Offer

• $22.01/hour starting pay
• $2.00/hour additional pay for night shift
• 10 days (120 hours) vacation annually
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Insurance includes medical, dental, vision, and life
• Great paid time off benefits and much more!

Your Work Schedule and Shift Information

• 12-hour shifts
• Day shift: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Night shift: 6:00 pm - 6:00 am
• Rotating crew pattern: 2 days on / 5 days off, 5 days on / 2 days off
• Must be willing to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Plant operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Key Accountabilities

As part of our manufacturing team, you will

• Be responsible for storage of raw material, ingredients, and finished product
• Manage inbound and outbound shipments
• Support production needs
• Create high-quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Use TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Work with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
• CHALLENGE yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
• Operate forklifts within production and warehouse operations
• Select, prepare, and load product for outbound shipment per customer specifications
• Receive, unload, and inspect inbound ingredients/packaging materials
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
• Assist in training new employees

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Forklift experience; Forklift license/certification or willing to obtain one
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling, and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment (Personal Protective Equipment - PPE) such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net, and gloves (when required)
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing or production experience

Eligibility

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.