Dairy Farmers of America Hiring for Forklift Operator/Loader at Salt Lake City, Utah Full Time

Position : Forklift Operator/Loader

Location : Salt Lake City, Utah

Requisition ID: : 26793

JOB SUMMARY

Meadow Gold Dairy has an immediate job opening for a fast paced and motivated Forklift Operator to perform any combination of picking, pulling, and building orders, palletizing products, loading, unloading, and staging materials for outgoing delivery, and working any station or line that is assigned. Additionally, warehouse operators are responsible for safely operating various material and handling equipment and machinery within a warehouse, cooler, freezer or dock environment.

Meadow Gold Dairy is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients and more, under well-known and established regional brands.

COMPENSATION

• $25.18 Hourly Rate

• +$.50 for hours worked between 6pm and 5am

SCHEDULE:

Su 2pm-12am, M, Tu, F 3:30pm-1:30 AM OFF W, Th, Sat

BENEFITS:

• Company Paid Union pension plan

• Competitive pay

• Paid Sick Time, Vacation and Holidays

• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!

• Great healthcare benefits

• Employee referral program

• High school diploma or GED preferred

• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimal

• Effective verbal and written communications skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Must be able to pass all pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks

• Must be able to stand, walk, pull, push, reach and bend virtually the entire shift

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and assist others when lifting is necessary and manually stack and move cases up to 6-8 cases high

• Must be able to work in a wet environment and work in an environment where temperature is maintained at 35–40 degrees Fahrenheit

• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays

• May occasionally be exposed to cleaning chemicals