Location: Jesup,GA, USA
Healthy Pet helps pets live their best lives! For more than 35 years, Healthy Pet has been upcycling pulp and paper remnants to create healthy, natural cat litter and bedding for small animals. Our parent company, J. Rettenmaier & Söhne has been a family owned and operated global leader in natural fiber processing for more than 100 years. If you're ready to bring your energy and enthusiasm to a sustainable organization with a holistic approach to the health of planet, pets and people, then we would love to meet you! Healthy Pet has an immediate opening for a Material Handler/Forklift Operator on the night shift. Material Handlers operate a forklift in a safe manner to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of Healthy Pet products from work site to storage.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Operates forklift in a safe manner including operating at a safe slow speed, adhering to all forklift safety rules and always wearing a seat belt while operating forklift. Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved. Reports accuracy, damage, quality and material safety concerns to supervisor immediately upon the receipt of damaged products. Optimizes all warehouse storage areas to ensure maximum warehouse load density and a high degree of detailed organization and access is achieved at all times. Ensures the storage, availability, cleanliness, maintenance and functionality of all tools and supplies at all times. Reports damage & outages in a timely fashion to assure zero time loss and a high degree of efficiency. Maintains a safe, hazard free area, and complete all duties in a safe and organized fashion. Performs other duties as assigned.QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma or GED Six months of experience driving a forklift (required) This position requires satisfactory completion of a company provided forklift certification program and maintain this certification throughout term of employmentHEALTHY PET OFFERS: Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Short & Long Term Disability and Life Insurance Voluntary Insurance: FSA, Term Life and Accident Insurance Generous matching 401(k) plan 11 paid holidays per year Paid Sick & Vacation Days Plus, quarterly BONUSES!Check us out at: are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Healthy Pet is a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen (including marijuana) and a background check.