Forklift Operator-Overnight Crew

  • Full-Time
  • Grand Island, NE
  • McCain Foods USA, Inc.
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

Position Title: Forklift Operator-Overnight Crew

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Grand Island

Grade: Scale 04

Requisition ID: 11156


Job Summary


Drives electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, or clamps, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials to supply production lines with fresh, frozen, and dry raw materials.


Job Functions


Essential Functions:

  • Moves levers and presses pedals to drive trick and control movement of lifting apparatus.
  • Positions forks, or other lifting device under, over or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
  • Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
  • Records receiving of materials using a VMU, accurate recording of information is critical.
  • Weighs materials or product and records weight on production issue sheets.
  • Unloads/transloads trailers of supplies verifying count and condition.
  • Operates VMU, records receipts and responds to production demands.
  • Prepares, writes, reads and understands reports and daily paperwork completed by forklift operators.
  • Strictly adheres to FIFO when issuing inventory to production lines.
  • Delivers and receives items from storage freezer area.
  • Strictly adheres to all company and plant policies concerning safety, performing proper Lock-Out, Tag-Out procedures, using proper lifting techniques, wearing effectively all personal protective equipment (PPE) as required, proper walking/stepping and all other safety procedure related to your duties.
  • Adheres to all company and plant polices related to GMP’s and maintain warehouse in accordance with company and AIB standards.
  • Adheres to all company and plant policies, work rules and procedures.
  • Regular and predictable attendance is essential for meeting performance expectations of this position.
  • Other duties as assigned by Warehouse Foreperson.


Working Conditions


The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and explosives. The noise level in the work environment requires hearing protection.


Job Qualification Requirements


To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


  • Required:
  • One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to comprehend and communicate in basic English and interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to read and interpret document such as Bills of Lading, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
  • Ability to operate a forklift within confined manufacturing and warehousing work space.


  • Preferred:
  • High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • One or more years of experience with Warehouse Management Information Systems, including additional knowledge of basic business processes and integration with information systems preferred.
  • Previous industrial forklift license from another manufacturing work environment.


McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Job Family:
Supply Chain & Logistics
Division: NA Appetizer Manufacturing
Department: Manufacturing Warehouse
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Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.

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