Forklift Operator/Loader - Salt Lake City, United States - Dairy Farmers of America

Description

JOB SUMMARY Meadow Gold Dairy has an immediate job opening for a fast paced and motivated Forklift Operator to perform any combination of picking, pulling, and building orders, palletizing products, loading, unloading, and staging materials for outgoing delivery, and working any station or line that is assigned.

Additionally, warehouse operators are responsible for safely operating various material and handling equipment and machinery within a warehouse, cooler, freezer or dock environment.

Meadow Gold Dairy is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers.

Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones.

DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients and more, under well-known and established regional brands.

COMPENSATION
$24.43 Hourly Rate

• $.50 for hours worked between 6pm and 5am

SCHEDULE:
Sun 2pm-12am; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:30pm-1:30am OFF Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

BENEFITS:
Company Paid Union pension plan
Competitive pay
Paid Sick Time, Vacation and Holidays
Career growth opportunities – we promote from within
Great healthcare benefits
Employee referral program

High school diploma or GED preferred
Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimal
Effective verbal and written communications skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks
Must be able to stand, walk, pull, push, reach and bend virtually the entire shift
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and assist others when lifting is necessary and manually stack and move cases up to 6-8 cases high
Must be able to work in a wet environment and work in an environment where temperature is maintained at 35–40 degrees Fahrenheit
Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays
May occasionally be exposed to cleaning chemicals Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled