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Shipping & Receiving Operator

Dart Container
Horse Cave, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 9/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/1/2026
NOW HIRING!

$21/hr plus $2/hr shift premium for overnight shifts!

Join our growing team at Dart Container, a global leader in the production of high-quality foodservice packaging solutions. As a Shipping & Receiving Operator, you will play a crucial role in our operations, ensuring efficient movement and storage of materials to support our daily production and distribution needs! Job tasks include but are not limited to driving a PIT (roughly 50% of the time), manually lifting and stacking boxes onto shipping trucks, performing general mainenance of the forklift, etc.

Shift Availability

  • 7:00 pm - 7:00 am 

Who we are… 

We're your top choice for foam cups, classic red SOLO cups, and convenient take-out containers, ensuring you can enjoy your food and drinks anytime, anywhere. Join us, and let’s raise a cup to good times! 

What we offer… 

  • Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more! 
  • Ability to earn pay increases and advancement opportunities 
  • A supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritizes safety
  • Weekly pay (depending on location)
  • Approved job-related training and tuition reimbursement   
  • Paid holidays and paid time off   

What you’ll do… 

  • Meet KPIs for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service
  • Follow safety regulations and quality standards
  • Operate forklifts and clamp trucks to move, stack, load, and unload materials about 50% of the time
  • Manage customer requirements and storage logistics
  • Ensure damage-free stacking of products
  • Coordinate with departments for effective inventory management  

What you’ll need...

  • Six (6) months relevant experience, previous experience operating a clamp truck, preferred
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) license
  • Ability to demonstrate basic math calculations and dimensional counting skills
  • Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues
  • Ability to manually lift and stack boxes (up to 25lbs.)

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years. We’re a family-owned, family-focused company of 12,000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Mason, MI, with 30 locations in three countries, we’re proud of our ability to innovate, manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

  • THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

https://www.dartcontainer.com/eeoaa/

If you have a disability and need an accommodation to access this website or for the application process, you should call Dart at (800) 545-3278 Ext 3370 or email us at ADArequests@dart.biz. Relay calls can be made by dialing 711 or the relay number for your state.

If you experience difficulty applying online, you may call (800) 545-3278 Ext 3390 or email us at applicationassistance@dart.biz for assistance.

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