Forklift Operator

About This Company

We pride ourselves on being family-owned and operated and treating our employees like family. Working at a company where safety and quality are top priorities. Every day, Wawona Frozen Foods' commitment to excellence justifies its reputation for delivering superior quality, value, and service. Wawona's state-of-the-art production methods and facilities ensure consistent high-quality products - all while maintaining the highest food safety standards as required by the USDA and state regulators.

We pride ourselves on being family-owned and operated and treating our employees like family. Working at a company where safety and quality are top priorities. Every day, Wawona Frozen Foods' commitment to excellence justifies its reputation for delivering superior quality, value, and service. Wawona's state-of-the-art production methods and facilities ensure consistent high-quality products - all while maintaining the highest food safety standards as required by the USDA and state regulators.

The role of a forklift operator with Wawona Frozen Foods provides a wide range of activities including moving product, dumping product, stacking product, moving or transporting product with pallet jacks, dumping product to production process, finished product weight testing, putting finished product in finished boxes, assisting operators, batchers or other employees. Operate propane and electric powered forklift industrial trucks in an efficient and safe manner while transporting product, supplies, pallets and other parts or equipment.

The individual will be required to work in a team-based environment by working well with multiple departments such as attending to production needs, ensuring inventory control is being properly managed and working within all warehousing guidelines and parameters. The individual in this role must complete Entry Level Operator role for a minimum of ninety (90) days or have a minimum of two (2) years in similar role experience and demonstrate advance driving experience.

• Active participation in Wawona Frozen Foods safety program to maintain a healthy and injury-free environment.
• Participate in training and company meetings to facilitate individual and company growth.
• Follow all GMP, HAACP, Food Safety, Food Defense, and SQF policies and procedures.
• Extensive knowledge with sit-down electric and propane forklifts
• Ability to use and operate double fork lifts.
• Can push, pull, stack, tier, move pallets of product, equipment, or materials.
• Willingness to be training in shipping, receiving, take-offs, palletizing, and shuttling.
• Move levers and press pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Position forks under loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials
• Transport, load, and unload in designated areas, in trailers, or trucks
• Inspect trailers prior to loading and unloading product.
• Ability to fill out or complete any necessary paperwork or documentation associated with the role.
• Stacks product in accordance to finished product specifications.
• Report any major or unusual issues to lead or supervisor.
• Conduct daily safety inspections are being conducted on forklift prior to using.
• Accountable for supplying product to job function in a timely manner, such as sufficient product to production or sufficient product to load up a truck on the dock.
• Understanding of available inventory, inventory reports and variances.
• Ability to used RF handheld for inventory purposes.

• At least 1 year experience working as a forklift operator.
• Ability to read, write, follow instructions, and recognize similarities and difference.
• Ability to perform operations while maintaining high level of safety, wearing proper personal protection equipment, and maintaining safe driving and operation of equipment standards.
• Ability to do continuous repetitive work.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent spatial awareness to identify issues with stacking, loading, unloading.
• Strong common sense to operate equipment effectively around pallets, bins, and boxes.
• Excellent listening skills and strong communication skills
• A strong work ethic and a can-do attitude
• Self-motivated and self-starter
• Ability to work with various employees and employee levels while building rapport and respect.
• Ability to read, write, and understanding instructions in English.
• Must be punctual and regular attendance is required.
• Understand and follow all color-coding rules as stated in procedures.

• This position will work out of our Cedar or Alluvial locations, based on assignment.
• Shifts include 1st, 2nd, Graveyard (24-hour operations).
• Ability to work weekends and overtime as needed.

• Wawona Wednesday's, End of Season Appreciation Events, T-shirts and Hats, Employee of the Month
• You'll have the opportunity to work with great people and make a real impact - while being your unique, authentic self at work.

• We learn together. We…