Forklift Driver - 2nd Shift
Pedricktown, NJ
Full Time
Student (High School)
Verde Farms, LLC
www.verdefarms.com
Title: Forklift Driver
Reports to: Shipping & Receiving Supervisor
$21-$25 an hour
About Verde
Verde Farms is the leading marketer of natural, organic, and grass-fed beef in the United States. Working with family farms across the globe, we are connecting consumers who desire healthy, great-tasting meat raised sustainably. Our employees believe in the company’s core set of principles and the leadership’s commitment to innovation!
As a dynamic, value-driven, privately held company based in the greater Boston area, Verde Farms employees are united by the company’s mission, supportive culture, shared values, and integrity. This is a great time for key individuals to be a part of the double-digit growth of an organization that continuously creates new opportunities for team members to develop while changing the industry landscape.
About the Position:
Under the supervision of the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor, this position requires the individual to be responsible for the loading and unloading of transport trucks as well as moving product to designated areas for storage.
Summary of Key Responsibilities:
Summary of Experience and Requirements:
www.verdefarms.com
Title: Forklift Driver
Reports to: Shipping & Receiving Supervisor
$21-$25 an hour
About Verde
Verde Farms is the leading marketer of natural, organic, and grass-fed beef in the United States. Working with family farms across the globe, we are connecting consumers who desire healthy, great-tasting meat raised sustainably. Our employees believe in the company’s core set of principles and the leadership’s commitment to innovation!
As a dynamic, value-driven, privately held company based in the greater Boston area, Verde Farms employees are united by the company’s mission, supportive culture, shared values, and integrity. This is a great time for key individuals to be a part of the double-digit growth of an organization that continuously creates new opportunities for team members to develop while changing the industry landscape.
About the Position:
Under the supervision of the Shipping and Receiving Supervisor, this position requires the individual to be responsible for the loading and unloading of transport trucks as well as moving product to designated areas for storage.
Summary of Key Responsibilities:
- Safely drive a forklift; perform basic operations such as driving forward and backward, lifting, and lowering the boom, and maneuvering in tight areas without causing damage while following all safety regulations.
- Working with a racking system and loading and unloading pallets, pulling, and placing pallets on/off vertical product racking systems and trucks while maximizing storage by stacking vertically.
- Using an electronic Warehouse Management System to manage and control inventory.
- Maintain a safe and orderly storage area for products
- Maintain cleanliness of assigned area
- Maintain records of daily checklist (pre-trip inspection)
- Inspect all incoming products for damage
- Sort inbound boxes by type
- Restack, rewrap and repair pallets as needed with careful regard for the product
- Manages the shipment and receipt of all products, materials, and supplies.
- Collaborates and communicates with logistics technicians, customer service representatives, service providers, and others involved in the shipment and receipt of products.
- Tracks, traces, and updates the status of incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Maintains a clean, neat, and member-ready area.
- Promptly unloads trucks and deliveries and sorts and stocks receivables.
- Maintains an accurate log sheet of daily moves, scanning inventory, and counting accurately.
- Engages with vendors and drivers with a positive attitude.
- Provides additional backup support for shipping and receiving departments.
- Scanning and sorting incoming and outgoing stock
- Receiving, stocking, and stacking
- Pulling, packing, and loading
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Strong sense of time organization and urgency
- additional support and perform other duties as requested by management, within the scope and abilities
Summary of Experience and Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Ability to multitask and communicate with personnel of all levels and cultural backgrounds.
- Meat processing plant & High packaging line experience
- OEE Software experience preferred
- Strong work ethic, communication skills in English, and ability to communicate clearly and concisely across departments
- Ability to maintain a safe work environment and follow safety rules, SOPs, and GMP guidelines set in place
- Superior standards of sanitation, cleanliness, and food safety
- Possess a team-oriented approach to tasks
- Ability to work in a cold environment (27*F- 45*F)
- Understand and abide by all safety regulations as well as policies and procedures set forth by Verde Farms
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test
- Understand and abide by all safety regulations as well as policies and procedures set forth by Verde Farms
- Bilingual in Spanish (is a plus, not a requirement)
- Highly collaborative, perceptive, and operate with integrity
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