Job Description

Job Description

Warehouse Forklift Operator Shift B

COMPANY OVERVIEW : Our company is rapidly growing offering potential career growth opportunities.

Dessert Holdings is North America’s fastest growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best in class service.

Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, it is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands : Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company and most recently, Dianne’s Fine Desserts.

Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

The company employs approximately 3,000 people across eight manufacturing facilities and its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The manufacturing facilities are geographically dispersed, with two facilities in Canada and one each in Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

We are looking for a Full Time Forklift Operator - Shift B for our Kennesaw, GA location.

As a member of the warehouse team, you required to complete various warehouse duties, including to work in a cold environment.

POSITION SUMMARY : The forklift operator position operates material handling equipment. Works in Temperatures from -10 degrees to 100 degrees F.

Receives and Stores Finished Product from Production at both Facilities into the Finished Products Freezers. Pulls, Stages, and Loads Finished Products for Customer Orders to be Shipped, and Cycle Counts Inventory according to established procedures.

Communicates with Internal Departments as needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Shipping and Receiving

• Ship / Receive / Supply material according to established procedures.
• Inspect all incoming / outgoing pallets for integrity and cleanliness.
• Tag each pallet according to procedures.
• Load / Unload truck or trailer according to procedures.
• Pull and stage materials as requested for transfer between facilities.
• Check trailer temperature as required before loading / unloading.
• Check material temperature as required before loading / unloading.

Material Handling

• When receiving, shipping, transferring materials from one location to another check pallet condition, product condition, product item number and description, item lot number, item quantity and item location.
• Operate material handling equipment (Sit Down, Stand-Up Forklifts and Pallet Jacks).
• Pull materials as instructed
• Pull and scan materials according to pick ticket and or request and transfer to proper staging location.
• Scan and stack materials according to procedures.
• Report any damages, discrepancies etc to the Supervisor immediately.
• Enter transaction into computer (needs more)
• Perform all required scanner transactions. (scan what)
• Follow proper material storage and handling procedures.
• Ensure all receipts, transfers, transactions, documentation, and counts are accurate.
• Review all incoming / outgoing and internal documentation as required.
• Process return materials as per procedure.
• Follow all safety procedures and guidelines.
• Conduct cycle counts as assigned by Supervisor.
• Keep work area clean and orderly.
• Ensure all GMPs, departmental procedures and company policies are followed within the warehouse.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Work in temperatures from -10 degrees to 100 degrees F.

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED :

• Forklift operator certification (in-house).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bilingual Spanish
• Experience using a computer to enter and look up information

Shift : 6 : 00pm - 6 : 00am

Schedule : Monday through Friday, some Saturdays