Forklift Loader - Day Shift

Warehouse Forklift Loader – Tuffy’s Pet Foods

 Hours: 7am-3pm M-F

Compensation:

• All in hourly compensation: $22.18/hr
  • Base Pay: $20.96/hr
  • Sign on Bonus: $1.22/hr worked
• Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment ($7.7 Million in Profits Paid to Profit Sharing Pool in 2025)

Our Coolest Benefit - Profit Sharing!

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.7 million into our profit sharing pool for employees!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships, and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

The Opportunity

We’re now hiring a Mid Shift Warehouse Loader to be responsible for all shipping and receiving and line service function in the warehouse. This position will report to the mid shift assistant supervisor

Essential Duties: 

• Be able to operate forklifts, push pulls, safely, do daily forklift inspections
• Maintain a continuous flow of material for production lines
• Ship and receive all products, inbound packaging and finished goods
• Record and receive all inbound products
• Prepare load tally’s and collect pallet tags when shipping finished goods
• Have knowledge of all products in warehouse and ship them in a proper manner
• Do shipping and receiving documents accurately
• Haul garbage to compactor
• Clean the warehouse, run power sweeper
• Wrap product for UPS shipments
• Do inventory both year end and monthly
• Give breaks to line pullers

Qualifications

• Able to operate forklift and push pulls
• Self – Motivated
• Very good knowledge of all products stored in warehouse
• General mathematical and computer skills
• Ensure that company policy is followed 
• Attend safety trainings 
• Follow all safety instructions and policies 
• Report any injuries or near miss accidents to supervisor 
• Report any unsafe acts or conditions to supervisor 
• Must be able to read, speak, write and understand English
• Wear required PPE, including Bump Cap and hearing protection, Lifting up to 100 pounds

• Health, Dental, & Vision
  • Wellness program discounts - up to $150 discounted towards health insurance monthly
• 80 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
• 7 Paid Holidays
• KLN Clinic - Free doctor visits & more than 300 free prescriptions
• 401k Match Opportunity
  • Opportunity to meet with our onsite financial advisors 
• $10,000 Forgivable Home Grant Program
• Tuition Assistance

*All hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer*