Forklift Driver
About The Position
It is the goal of Primex Farms to produce safe food products. The Forklift 1 function aims to ensure that the product that is being processed and moved meets all quality and food safety regulations. The Forklift operator is responsible for maintaining appropriate ingredient, packaging, and product flow. Forklift operators will be required to follow company GMP, HACCP, food defense, allergen, hygienic zoning, and other food safety requirements. This position will also require that all Primex Safety practices be followed, such as wearing appropriate PPE and completing forklift safety training.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
- Math and report writing abilities.
- Able to perform complex math problems.
- Generate reports.
- Standing, sitting and walking during 8-12 hour work days.
- Lifting and carrying 25-50 lb boxes.
- Must be capable of following complex procedures.
- Must effectively communicate verbally with other departments and supervisor/lead or Production manager.
- Must have the ability work together as a team to ensure the highest quality products in the most efficient manner for our customers.
- Write legible paperwork
- Recordkeeping
- Must adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices, such as wearing hairnet to fully cover hair, not wearing jewelry, not chewing gum and not eating candy or foods while performing work duties.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual a plus.
Responsibilities
- Maintain product flow in designated work area while following hygienic zoning and allergen program. This will include keeping pistachios and almonds products separate from each other and from packaging.
- Perform and record daily forklift inspections and checkout logs. Communicate any issues with forklift equipment to supervisor or manager.
- Provide services, such as packing and shipping, with other departments
- Read tags and sort products by tags.
- Perform transactions accurately and in a timely manner.
- Use scanning equipment to ensure accurate tracking of inventory within the facility
- Maintain production logs
- Report any food safety issues or damages to product, containers, packaging or ingredients to the appropriate personnel.
- Follow all company and safety policies and procedures at all times. Must adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices, such as wearing hairnet to fully cover hair, not wearing jewelry, not chewing gum and not eating candy or foods while performing work duties.
- Report to assigned supervisor.
- Other duties not on this document may be requested by supervisor or managers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
