Material Handler Stand-Up Reach Truck

Are you a motivated, experienced shipping associate looking for a day-shift job with a dynamic team and plenty of opportunities to earn additional money through overtime hours and continued professional development? Villari Foods is currently seeking hard-working, disciplined individuals with previous forklift training to join our day-shift team. While the physical work environment is cold (our warehouse is kept at freezer temperatures for the preservation of the meat), our Shipping Department provides a warm opportunity for continuous development, cross-training, and promotion from within the company.

Primary job duties of our Shipping Associates include shipping and receiving, checking products, and inventory control. If you have experience as a forklift operator and/or warehouse training, are an effective communicator that can work independently and coordinate with others, and enjoy a warehouse work environment, apply today! Jobs start immediately.

A Material Handler with a Stand-Up Reach Truck is responsible for moving, storing, and retrieving inventory at elevated heights in a warehouse using specialized narrow-aisle lifting equipment.

• Operate Reach Trucks:
  Safely drive and maneuver stand-up reach trucks in tight aisles and work comfortably at elevated rack heights.
• Material Movement:
  Load, unload, stage, and move pallets.
• Equipment Maintenance:
  Perform daily pre-shift and post-shift safety inspections on the reach truck (checking brakes, steering, hydraulics, and battery charging).
• Warehouse Safety & Housekeeping:
  Maintain a clean work area, manage shrink-wrapping or banding, and follow OSHA and facility safety guidelines.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 6 months to 1 year of experience operating a stand-up reach truck or powered industrial truck (PIV).
• Experience with stand-up lifts and riding pallets jacks
• Flexibility with work hours, in general
• Have strong attention to detail
• Have good arithmetic (adding, subtracting, and multiplication) and English language reading skills
• Understand and follow verbal and written instruction
• Punctual with great attendance
• Ability to satisfy physical requirements (see below)

• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity to earn overtime hours
• Medical
• 401K
• Paid Vacation Days and Holidays
• Employee Discounts on Villari Meat Products
• Opportunities for employee recognition
• Opportunities for promotion from within; more than 80% of our leaders started in an entry-level position at Villari Foods Group!
• Employment with a great team and a highly experienced supervisor

• As a family-owned and operated business, we’re more connected with our team members and truly consider each employee a member of the Villari family.
• We’re a people-focused culture. Team members are not only known but also cared for by peers, leaders, and owners. You aren’t just a number.
• The experience each employee has working at Villari is important to us. That’s why we strive for a better quality of work-life with a slower pace that avoids eventual burnout.

• The work environment will include cold temperatures between 50℉ to 10℉ (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals Villari does provide cold-weather gear!
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally up to 100 pounds
• Able to drive a registered motor vehicle to satisfy daily requirements
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Able to speak and…