Production Forklift Driver

YA YA Foods Corp•Toronto, ON

3d•CA$0 - CA$20•Onsite

About The Position

Ya YA Foods is a dynamic and high-growth manufacturer of liquid food and unique beverages. With over 30 years’ experience, we have evolved into a versatile manufacturer and co-packer of a variety of low acid and high acid beverage and liquid food items. We are a family-owned Canadian business who prides itself in its proven track record of satisfying the needs of global multi-national customers. We are a solution provider for our customers, always striving to exceed expectations on innovation, quality, service, and speed to market. A career at Ya YA FOODS will offer you the opportunity to build a career, not just have a job, work in a dynamic and high-growth company with very skilled professionals, become part of a teamwork focused culture, and be a part of an organization that supports your future growth path.

Requirements

Highschool diploma or equivalent is required
Valid forklift license is required
Prior experience in plant, warehouse, or manufacturing environment is required
Good verbal and written communication skills
Basic math literacy is required
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment safely
Successful candidates will be required to provide photo ID, banking details, a valid SIN number, and (if applicable) a valid work permit

Responsibilities

Driving forklift in a safe and responsible manner by being extremely careful and aware of surroundings to avoid collisions & accidents.
Safe and efficient movement of product and materials (Including loading and unloading trucks) when storing raw materials, loading skids of preformed bottles into the Depalletizer/Palletizer, and unloading of empty skids from storage bins.
Ensure that refrigerated raw materials are immediately delivered to the Cooler.
Ensure that the correct date coded skids are loaded onto trailers.
Ensure that staged loads do not block access of any kind in the warehouse.
Complete "circle checks" on equipment and report all defects to equipment.
Immediately report any damage to racking systems.
Complete required paperwork and project time-tracking documentation.
Maintain warehouse order to ensure pallet locations are kept available for incoming items.
Performs daily safety checklist and standard battery charging procedure.
Assist in cycle counting and periodic inventories.
Update supervisor and team lead on issues or concerns.
Participate in process improvement by communicating to supervisor and/or team lead.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
Support and maintain all corporate quality, health and safety standards, processes, policies, practices, and work instructions.
Compliance with the Company's Integrated Management Systems which includes, but is not limited to Production, Quality, Food Safety & GMP.
Compliance with all rules & policies regarding health safety, occupational safety, environmental safety, food safety, legal regulations, company requirements, etc.
Other duties as assigned.