Forklift Operator $18.50 hr/12 hr shift/rotating

At Eagle Foods we are builders.  We are builders of brands, categories, and people.  Eagle Foods enjoys a rich heritage with brands that have proven category leadership for more than 150 years.  Eagle is a diversified food company producing and marketing sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks and convenient meal solutions products.  As a company, Eagle Foods is passionate about fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that boldly builds better people and better brands while focusing on the positive impact our company, our products and our people have on the world.  Eagle Foods has a bold family of brands that consumers have come to rely on for decades, including Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk, Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk, PET® Milk, Popcorn Indiana, Cretors Popcorn, Helper and Suddenly Salad.  Eagle Foods products are marketed and distributed across all U.S. retail channels, including grocery stores, club stores and mass-merchandisers, as well as foodservice and export, U.S. military, and private label business.

·          Ensure compliance with food safety and GMP requirements for facility.

·          Participates in plant QA Systems, HSE (Health, Safety, & Environmental) Systems.

·          Ensure that quality issues are reported to management.

·          Forklift certification and experience preferred.

·          Ensures all HSE material handling policies and procedures are fulfilled in daily activities.

·          Transport finished goods and materials and supports packaging lines.

·          Able to safely load and unload trailers of finished goods or raw materials.

·          Understands warehouse safety and is able to properly secure trailers for loading.

·          Can read and understand Bills of Lading, Shipping Logs and associated documents

·          De-palletizes, stretch wraps, and moves pallets to storage

·          Receives, reconciles inventories and materials, and understands incoming industry receiving practices

·          Understands warehouse processes and knowledgeable in cycle counting practices

·          Stage product – understands shipping process, pick/pack and ship

·          Works closely with transport drivers to maintain safe dock areas through orderly traffic flow and use of required safety equipment PC knowledge is required.

Ø  Education - High School or Equivalent (i.e. GED) 

Ø  Critical Reading - Be able to follow instructions, read and understand equipment manuals and procedures.

Ø  Basic Math knowledge.  2-3 years of Warehouse Experience

Ø  Physical Requirements - Standing continuously for at least 2 – 3 hours at one time. Frequent- Lifting, Rotating and Stooping with up to 5 Lbs. Occasional- Lifting, rotating, and stooping with up to 25 Lbs. Infrequent- Must be able to lift up to 50 Lbs.