Material Handler Forklift Operator Job at Capital City Fruit in West Des Moines
Capital City Fruit, West Des Moines, IA, US
Job Description
The Production Material Handler will retrieve, store and manage pallets of produce, packaging supplies, and materials efficiently in the Production department. This will include frequent operation of hand jacks and Stand up forklifts to enable material movement and transferring in three high selective racking and three high push back racking setups. As well as other misc. tasks as directed by a supervisor such as packing specialty items, manipulating custom software, cleaning coolers, or general housekeeping, etc. They will also work as a Packer or Line feeder in the absence of Material Handler duties. Additional tasks will also be given to this position as needed which provides a variety of work that is both challenging and fun!
Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday
Pay: Up to $20/hr based on experience, with quarterly bonus pay!
The right person in this position:
Responsibilities
- Bring product to lines in a timely manner as required.
- Assist in line transitions from one product to another.
- Be aware of locations of raw product and supply items.
- Dump bulk produce onto conveyor line for grading and sorting
- Weigh cartons on scale to insure proper weight of product
- Place cartons on pallets for shipment
- Manually accurately track lot numbers of materials used — using basic math calculations
- Operate electric and manual hand jacks and stand-up fork lift (following proper training)
- Retrieve pallets from three high selective and push back racking setups.
- Assist with warehouse cleaning at the end of the shift
- Using custom software (after proper training)
- Dump trash and produce waste into proper receptacles
- Separate palletized product by color and grade per DIQ specs.
- Occasionally assist in other areas including:
- Sort produce according to physical condition, sort by size and color of the product
- Pack produce into cartons according to customer specifications
- Feed packed produce into the wrapping machine to prepare for shipment
- Unload bulk produce or palletized produce from semi-trucks
- Fold boxes by hand
- Assist in running glue machine to make boxes
- Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Occupational Safety Procedure and all Food Safety guidelines related to the position or being on the Warehouse floor.
Qualifications
- Experience with pallet jacks and stand-up forklifts — at least 6 months
- Must have certification or be able to pass for certification within 1 week of hire.
- Experience with selective and or push back racking with heights up to three levels.
Anticipated hours per week: 40-50 (Hours are cyclical based on product demand and overtime may be required)
Opportunities
Starting pay would be $18-$20/hr. Performance based bonus of 5-10% of base pay. 401k plan with match and company profit sharing contribution. Health insurance, life insurance and dental insurance. PTO (Paid Time Off)'
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Work Remotely
- No
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Warehouse Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
- Forklift: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Forklift Certification (Preferred)
Capital City Fruit has a well-regarded reputation in the industry (Business Character Award from Red Book, an industry credit rating publication). Company Culture is a unique combination of a small family business and a professionally run corporation.