Overview

Golden State Foods is Now Hiring!

Excellent opportunity for Qualified Forklift Operator/ Material Handler.

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Job Responsibilities

• Follow proper safety procedures
• Freezer operations including product rotation
• Loading and unloading meat and other freight
• Licensed forklift operator and able to perform operations of various attachments on forklifts including slip sheet attachments, drum attachments, and regular forks and pallet jack
• Basic communication, reading, writing and math skills to be able to check bill of lading, receiving vouchers, purchase orders, check product inventory and prepare all paper work
• Knowledgeable in PPE, OSHA, MSDS, lock-out/tag-out, GMP, SSOP, and HACCP
• Observe and analyze equipment performance and report any problems to your supervisor
• Read and understand all company policies, procedures, and guidelines as they pertain to you and your job
• Keep area clean and clear of any safety hazard issues
• Other assigned duties as required

Responsibilities

Safety

Set-Up

 Monitor Operations

• Using a probe thermometer, check the temperature of the product before loading
• Insert the thermometer into the middle of the top layer of meat in the combos at rear of trailer
• Record the average temperature reading on the Meat Receiving Report (Example A)

• On a color coded sheet of paper record the following:
• The actual net weight of the combo
• The Lot (P.O.) Number
• Today's date
• Tape the sheet of paper to the top edge of the combo

• Exchange the number of reusable pallets received from the carrier and record the number on pallet slip and attach to Bill of Lading

• Use a knife to check hardness of frozen blocks
• Insert the knife tip through the box and try to push it into the block. If the meat is properly frozen, only the tip of the knife will go into the block. NOTE: If the knife is easily inserted into the block of meat, contact your Supervisor immediately.

• Use the correct lot tag (P.O.) number in at least one (1) place on all (4) sides of the palletized blocks
• Using a forklift, remove the palletized blocks from the dock to the cooler. NOTE: Do not put new product in front of old product

• Otherwise notified by supervisor

• Verify “Use By” date is in time frame

Housekeeping Procedures

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work on feet for 8 hours
• Must be able to manually lift and move 60 lb boxes from a truck and stack them on pallets
• Required to work in areas where temperatures will range from -10°F to 100°F
• Requires climbing and work up to approximately 30 feet heights