Forklift Operator - 2nd shift

'' • Rice Lake, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision, the Backup Forklift Operator supports plant operations 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 production flow smoothly. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Work includes unloading and transporting materials, handling onion and batter/breading bags, supporting production and housekeeping, maintaining product traceability records, stocking packaging areas, and moving finished products to cold storage. The role requires repetitive handling of heavy materials and adherence to established sanitation, safety, and quality procedures.

Requirements

• Ability to safely operate a forklift.
• Ability to perform strenuous manual labor and repeatedly lift and handle heavy materials throughout the shift.
• Familiarity with warehouse operations, organization, and sanitation practices.
• 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 carrying 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 product case counts against recall tags, and enter production paperwork accurately and promptly 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 following sanitation and safety protocols.
• Rotate among production areas as needed.

Benefits

• Health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Retirement savings benefits.
• Leave support, including medical, family, and bereavement leave.
• Vacation and holidays.
• Company-supported volunteering time.
• Mental health resources.
• Bonus eligibility.
• Hourly pay differential for applicable shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed