Ingredients Material Handling Forklift Specialist

About the RoleStep into a role where your precision keeps production on schedule. As an Ingredients Material Handling Forklift Specialist, you will pull, stage, and return ingredients and concentrates for upcoming production runs. You’ll operate forklifts and other powered equipment to move materials across the warehouse, cooler, and freezer areas, using a tow trailer when needed. Your work ensures smooth flow, minimal congestion, and impeccable inventory accuracy.A Day in the LifeYou arrive and print the production schedule, batch sheets, and Pro-guides for Blending. You review requirements, set priorities by area (freezer, cooler, dry), and organize staging lanes. With RF scanners and QAD, you track every move and validate quality attributes, applying FEFO when required. Throughout the shift, you keep lot integrity intact, maintain one partial per item, and ensure areas are clean and orderly—sweeping or running the sweeper/scrubber as needed.After production, you identify ingredients that weren’t used, determine their return priority by storage type, and put them away quickly to reduce congestion. You use QAD to find the correct locations and return items so FIFO can be followed on the next pull. You also run FEFO reports from QAD, export into Excel, and sort/filter to support timely, accurate pulling. Safety and food quality are always front-of-mind, and you’re encouraged to raise any actual or potential food safety issues. You adopt and maintain all SQF requirements for your position.Key DutiesPull and stage ingredients/concentrates for next-day production across warehouse, cooler, and freezer; use tow trailer as needed.Interpret the production schedule to set (freezer/cooler/dry) priorities and organize staging lanes for optimal flow.Use RF scanners and inventory systems to track movement; leverage QAD to review quality attributes and apply FEFO where applicable.Return unused ingredients from the prior day by priority area using QAD to confirm locations and maintain FIFO for future pulls.Run FEFO reports in QAD, export to Excel, and sort/filter data.Print production schedules, batch sheets, and Pro-guides; complete batch sheets with ingredient details.Maintain clean, organized staging, dry storage, coolers, and freezers; uphold lot integrity and one-partial-per-item standards; perform sweeping/scrubbing as needed.Accountable for food safety, food quality, and regulatory requirements; adopt and maintain all SQF requirements.Schedule & PayMultiple shifts, Monday–Friday; must be available to work alternating weekends.2pm–10:30pm ($19.50/hr)10pm–6:30am ($20/hr)Pay range: $19.00–$20.00 per hourEducation & ExperienceHigh school diploma or GEDValid forklift certification and driver’s licenseAt least 1 year of forklift driving experienceProficienciesMaterial handling experienceForklift licensedBasic computer skillsPhysical & Environmental RequirementsFrequent: Talking/hearing; hand/finger use to operate machinery and electronic/manual equipment; lifting 50–75 lbs; twisting/turning and reaching overhead; exposure to wet and noisy conditions; seasonal ambient temperature changes; cold environments (freezer).Occasional: Squatting, kneeling, reaching at/above shoulder height; exposure to toxic and corrosive chemicals.Vision: Close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision (with or without correction); ability to detect obstacles and hazards around high-speed equipment and powered industrial lifts.Hearing: Normal audio range (with or without correction); exposure to machinery horns, bottle lines, and exhaust fan noise.Employment DetailsJob Types: Full-time, Temp-to-hireWork Location: In personBenefits401(k)Dental insuranceHealth insuranceHealth savings accountLife insuranceOpportunities for advancementPaid sick timePaid time offPaid trainingReferral programRetirement planVision insuranceMachines & TechnologiesForklifts

Salary : $19 - $20