Assist with responsibilities across all Warehouse and manufacturing and packaging operations by safely operating a powered industrial truck to perform the following duties at minimum.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

WI Kenosha

Job Type:

Supply Chain Logistics

Job Posting Title:

Forklift Operator

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Actively participate in maintaining a Food Safe environment for our ST Specialty Plant and our customers.

• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Guidelines.

• Take pride in maintaining “Ready to Tour and Safety Aware Environment”

• Participate in improvement projects to support Continuous Improvement.

• Must be dependable and have good attendance record

• Drive a fork truck safely and efficiently, also filling out required safety inspection report

• Must be able to read and write in English

• Keep work area clean and presentable

• Be able to fulfill duties in any of the warehouse areas including, but not limited to – picking product for orders, loading trucks, unloading trucks, receiving product in, inventory control, hand piling product, cleaning

• Work in other departments as assigned

• Perform any other duties as directed by any member of the Kenosha management team

• Perform all transactions accurately and efficiently in SAP

• Responsible for reporting any food safety or quality issues to Supervisor as well as the following specific duties involving food safety and quality

• Other duties may be assigned.

EDUCATION: High School Education or equivalent

EXPERIENCE: Previous forklift driving experience highly preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS ABILITIES: Ability to read, write, and communicate in English; Forklift certification required;; must demonstrate efficiency in SAP.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Ability to get on and off forklift. 80% driving. Some bending and lifting up to 50 pounds required.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Factory setting requiring the use of PPE and following all GMPs.

Physical Activity/Working Conditions: (May apply to plant/warehouse positions)

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, and use hands and fingers. This position requires the employee to be able to read, write, and communicate orally in English.

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Winland Foods is a leading private label food manufacturer of pasta, dry dinners, condiments, syrups, and more with nearly 3,000 employees operating out of 14 production facilities in US, Canada, and Italy.

As a ‘newly’ established company, we are creating the building blocks for an innovative and agile organization that is purpose driven - delivering high quality food to our customers and communities. We foster an environment that encourages all employees to be heard, and values their contributions and ideas.

By joining Winland Foods, you become a part of a new team that values passion, collaboration, and strives to prosper with our customers.

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