Forklift Operator - 3rd Shift - Fort Smith, AR

Forklift Operator – 3rd Shift – Fort Smith, AR )

Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world’s leading chicken producers, Bachoco. Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.

• Shift
  
  Hours:
  
  7:00 p.m. – 3:30 a.m.
• Pay Rate: $16.50 per hour.

• $1/hour weekly attendance incentive.
• $1/hour night shift premium.
• Pay increases at 30- & 90‑days.
• 30‑day job shadowing and mentorship program.
• Outstanding benefits (401K, medical, dental, vision insurance & more).
• 6 paid holidays.
• Vacation after 90 days.
• 2 personal days per year after 90 days.

• Assist in the production of quality food products by performing duties as applicable to a specific task or department.
• Set up/tear down workstation and line as required.
• Assist in movement of product within the distribution process.
• Unload/load inbound, outbound and transfer trailers.
• Move product from one area to another.
• Operate within temperatures ranging from zero to minus twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
• Keep dock floors and equipment clear of debris including stretch wrap, wood, dust, snow, ice and exposed product.
• Up‑stack or down‑stack product for storage, loading and inventories.
• Pass all requirements to be a PIE operator for OK Foods.
• Maintain an absentee rate of 5% or less and maintain a safe and sanitary work area.
• Stand, walk, reach with hands and/or arms for extended periods; lift and/or move up to 25‑40 pounds.
• Work safely in wet and/or humid conditions; handle moving mechanical parts; tolerate fumes or airborne particles and extreme cold.
• Occasionally work in high, precarious places; be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; withstand outside weather conditions and extreme heat; tolerate high noise level.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.