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Forklift Operator - $19.15 1st Shift (Production)

Pay
$19 per hour
Location
Dallas, TX · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Listed
Today

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Forklift certification
  • Hazardous chemical handling
  • Stretch wrapper operation
  • Forklift operation on all production lines
  • Truck loading
  • Pick sheet completion and modification
  • Roll-up door operation
  • Inventory procedure understanding
  • Pallet transfer operations
  • Finished product reconciliation
  • Basic computer knowledge
  • Professional communication with visitors and customers

Also useful

  • Manufacturing environment experience

About the role

Schedule: Monday- Friday (6am-2:30pm) with some weekend work and OT

Forklift Operator in PRODUCTION area.

The Forklift Driver / Material Handler tasks required, but not limited to, are general housekeeping, clean up, sweeping, vacuuming, painting, lubrication (oiling, greasing, etc.), sample retrieval, power washing, lifting and hauling items up and down stairs, dump rework, and operate a motorized fork lift and a variety of other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

  • Must be trained and certified on the forklift.
  • Trained and able to demonstrate hazardous chemical handling
  • Proficient in the operation of the stretch wrappers.
  • Must be proficient with a forklift on all operations lines.
  • Load trucks in the prescribed manner.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to complete and make changes to pick sheets.
  • Communicate with visitors and customers in a professional manner.
  • Must have basic operational knowledge of roll up doors.
  • Must be able to understand the inventory procedure.
  • Trained and able to demonstrate pallet transfer operations.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to reconcile finished product

Qualifications & Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

  • Related Experience: Previous relevant experience - preferably in a manufacturing environment
  • Equipment/Software Skills: Basic computer knowledge

Additional Information

Physical: This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb stairs, bend, kneel, stand for extended periods, work in confined spaces, and work at heights.

This is a great position for forklift drivers, forklift operators, forklift material handlers, warehouse forklift operators, and manufacturing warehouse operators and material handlers.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer's legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

About the Company

Headquartered in Cordova, TN, Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture formed in October 2008 between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company. Stratas Foods is built on the combined strengths and expertise of these two great parent companies, laid down over the course of over 200 years of combined experience.

Stratas will continue to build on this foundation of excellence by providing value added, branded and custom formulated fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient and Retail sectors. At Stratas Foods we are committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise and salad dressings to the private label retail bottled oils market in the United States.

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN. We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees. We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

Read the original posting

From Stratas Foods's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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