Forklift Operator (Crew C) Ontario, OR

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

Operates electric and/ or gas-powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, or elevating platform, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move finished products, equipment, or dry supply materials by performing the following duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate forklift to deliver, stack and unstack pallets of dry goods and supplies, finished or toted product recording item and count of stock delivered or received.
• Perform physical finished product inventory as required.
• Record/track held product and other product that is shuttled to and from Americold.
• Weigh materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules as required.
• Supply operations employees will work in process materials as required.
• Change or assist in the changing of batteries or filling Propane tanks.
• Occasionally stack finished cases and removed damaged cases as required.
• Participate in the training and development of others as necessary or directed.
• Perform required quality checks and sampling.
• Notify appropriate personnel of equipment breakdown.
• Will assist in training other plant personnel.
• Other duties may be assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid equipment operator’s license with a Lift Truck and platform/Scissor Lift endorsement within 30 days of starting the bid.
• Must demonstrate qualification through a job skill evaluation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, conversion of fractions, decimals, and percentages, and basic mechanical principles).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
  
  
  

Other Information

No relocation assistance offered for this role.

Shift: 6:00pm-6:00am

Wage: $21.96/hourly

Job Requisition ID: 25579

Travel Required: None

Location(s): GF Plant - Ontario

Country: United States

• The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **