Forklift Operator/Cooler
 Dairy Farmers of America | |
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 Jan 17, 2025 | |
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JOB SUMMARY Our DFA Dairy Brands Meadow Gold St. George has immediate job opening for Forklift Operator-Freezer. We are looking for fast paced and motivated operators 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 cooler and freezer environment. DFA Dairy Brands Meadow Gold St. George 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. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we're passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm-owners. At DFA Dairy Brands Meadow Gold St. George, we create Ice cream products and are proud to provide families with fresh, delicious dairy. By joining DFA, you can help us continue to make a difference that matters. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighbors and friends, and we celebrate the diversity of our company and our world. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities - come join us! GENERAL PURPOSE Operate gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices, such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel 'hook fork' grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials in a warehouse, storage yard, or facility. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * Execute the loading and unloading of products in trailers * Distribute pallets of product from the palletizer to distribution trailers and staging areas * Stage materials for production * Move product and materials within facility (plant and/or cooler) * Receive materials for warehouse storage * Supply packaging material, cartons, and hulls to line as needed * Maintain pallet supply for palletizer * Rotate packaging and ingredients using FIFO (First In - First Out) * Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information * Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP's * Utilizing continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes * Report any food safety and food quality related issues to management immediately * Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues * Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements * The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required. OUR Forklift Operator - FREEZER : FOR THIS POSITION CAN MAKE UP TO:
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE * High school diploma or equivalent preferred * Warehouse, production, or general work experience preferred * Certification and/or License - may be required during course of employment KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES * Able to effectively work in a team environment * Able to legibly write entries for record keeping * Able to use company computer systems * Able to work in a fast-paced environment * Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing * Able to follow directions * Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals * Must be able to read, write and speak English DFA is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO is The Law - click here for more information EEO Statement California applicants, click here for information regarding the data collection notice for California Consumer Privacy Act. | |