Overview:
The Pictsweet Company is growing! We are currently looking for experienced forklift operators to join the third shift at our major distribution facility in Brownsville, TN. Successful candidates will have excellent attendance, strong work ethic, and material handling skills needed to operate reach trucks in a fast-paced, safe, and clean environment.
Responsibilities:
Operate a STAND-UP electric forklift or reach truck safely and efficiently.Use forklift to move palletized cased goods to a stretch wrapper or to the staging area.Properly conducts pre-shift forklift inspection and completes forklift inspection sheet.Trains to Pictsweet Food Safety and GMP procedures and complies with requirements.Follows personnel safety procedures.Complies with attendance guidelines.Qualifications:
- Minimum 1 year forklift experience preferred but not required.
- Successfully pass Pictsweets forklift certification program as a new hire.
- Able to operate a stand-up forklift for the duration of a 9 hour shift (up to one hour continuously).*
- Willingness to work in a 35 degree Fahrenheit environment for the duration of a 9 hour shift (up to 3 hours continuously).*
- Able to periodically hand stack full pallet quantities of cased goods. Cases weigh up to 36 pounds.*
- Must occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be willing to work extended hours as needed (including weekends and holidays).
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This position will be required to continuously work in a refrigerated dock and freezer. Must be able to work in extreme cold conditions.