Mill Warehouse Material Handler

Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events.

Join Barrett Petfood in Brainerd, Minnesota
, as a Full-Time Forklift Operator. This onsite position allows you to be part of a dynamic team that values innovation and high performance. You'll earn competitive pay ranging from $18.00 to $20.00 per hour.

Experience the excitement of solving challenges every day as you ensure the efficient flow of production. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your career in a fun and integrity-driven workplace that truly values its employees.

• Pre‑op inspections of forklifts, including reporting repairs to the maintenance department and leadership to ensure a work request is submitted
• Use scanners and forklift tablets to locate ingredients and correct locations if necessary
• Receive incoming shipment by verifying PO to BOL, receive into internal ERP system, Plex, and then scan and set into rows for storage.
• Restock ingredients back into locations once weight is verified
• Stage materials for mill processing (FIFO) and dispose of materials
• Fix and replace broken pallets
• Pallet trailer and recycling
• Cycle counts
• Verify all materials and ingredients are put away and cleaned by shift end
• Assist in toting out trailers when necessary
• Assist in dumping totes

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking through the factory.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds at times.

To thrive as a Full-Time Forklift Operator at Barrett Petfood, several key skills are essential. Safety protocol knowledge, attention to detail for tracking inventory, effective communication for team collaboration, strong problem‑solving abilities, physical stamina and adaptability in a dynamic setting are all required.

Barrett Petfood is committed to a safe workplace for all of our employees. In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may contain information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living, whichever are applicable.

They may involve personal interviews with sources such as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain information about you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehicle records, education or employment history or other background checks. You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receipt of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the present and, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allow the Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, as permitted by law unless revoked by you in writing.

Salary: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour