Forklift Operator - 2nd shift

McCain Foods•Rice Lake, WI

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Backup Forklift Operator supports plant operations under limited supervision by performing physically demanding manual tasks, operating a forklift, and following safety and sanitation standards. The position rotates among receiving, onion hoppers, the breading hopper room, and freezer areas to help maintain smooth and efficient production. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. The role includes unloading and moving raw and packaging materials, handling onion and breading materials, supporting production and housekeeping, maintaining product traceability records, stocking packaging areas, and moving finished products to cold storage. Employees must consistently follow established sanitation and safety protocols and perform other assigned duties. McCain describes its culture as grounded in Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality values. The company highlights opportunities to learn and grow, employee well-being, and an inclusive workplace. This is an existing vacancy in manufacturing in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Requirements

Ability to safely operate a forklift and perform strenuous manual labor.
Familiarity with warehouse operations, organization, and sanitation practices.
Ability to repeatedly lift and handle heavy materials throughout the shift.
Attention to detail in recordkeeping and adherence to safety and quality procedures.
Willingness and flexibility to rotate across different production areas as needed.

Responsibilities

Safely operate a forklift to unload semi-trucks containing raw and packaging materials and transport items within the warehouse while maintaining cleanliness and organization.
Unload, stack, and transport onion sacks to designated storage or processing areas; handle up to 50 bags weighing 50 pounds each, stack them to 6 feet, and handle up to 3 loads per 8-hour shift.
Count and dump onion sacks into cutting hoppers; collect scrap onions in carts and empty them into trash compactors; stack, bale, and store burlap sacks as needed.
Load and elevate batter and breading bags to the breading hopper room and manually dump 50-pound bags into hoppers.
Maintain cleanliness by removing scrap, sweeping or shoveling floors, flushing with water, and assisting with machinery cleaning across plant areas.
Complete product recall tags for palletized products, verify packed case counts against recall tags, and accurately and promptly enter production paperwork into the AS400 system.
Keep packaging areas stocked with raw materials and supplies.
Stack cases onto pallets or slip sheets, stretch-wrap them, and transport finished and extruded onion ring products to cold storage as required.
Perform other assigned duties while consistently applying sanitation and safety protocols.