Job Description

About the Role

As a High-Reach Stand-Up Forklift Operator in our Logistics team, you’ll keep product flowing safely and accurately through our Romeoville facility (2nd and 3rd shift). You’ll report to the Logistics Supervisor and spend your day navigating narrow aisles, staging loads, and supporting order fulfillment in a high-volume cold-chain environment.

A Day in the Life

• Start by receiving inbound shipments and relocating goods to the correct storage zones with precision.
• Use RF equipment to track and scan pallets while you stack, move, and rotate stock using a stand-up forklift with attachments (clamp, push-pull).
• Pick customer orders to spec, verify counts and product types, and stage for outbound loads that ship via rail cars or trailers.
• Support inventory integrity with cycle counts, tight recordkeeping, and proper stock rotation.
• Pitch in with facility, grounds, and equipment upkeep as needed to keep operations running smoothly.

Core Accountabilities

• Operate material handling equipment to move, locate, stack, and count product safely and efficiently.
• Pick, check, and prepare shipments in line with customer service standards.
• Load/unload and transfer freight from staging/storage areas to outbound equipment.
• Follow all prescribed work methods and safety protocols at all times.
• Uphold the requirements of the SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing and support audits/inspections.
• Perform other duties as assigned or volunteered.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Comfort with basic math, reading, and writing; clear verbal and written communication.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
• A safety-first, reliable, team-focused mindset and sound decision-making.
• Hands-on experience operating forklifts and other industrial trucks; ability to use RF devices.
• OSHA certification required, with forklift recertification every 3 years.

Equipment You'll Use

Stand-up forklifts and attachments (clamp, push-pull), RF scanners; typical brands include Raymond and Crown.

Proficiencies That Help You Succeed

• Background in shipping and receiving
• Warehouse operations experience
• Material handling expertise
• Current forklift license
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment

Food Safety/Quality: promptly elevate any food safety or quality concern, and report risks or evidence of out-of-spec product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials to a designated manager for immediate resolution.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lift up to 50 lbs.

• Work standing or walking for long periods of time

• Work bending and squatting

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an 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.

• Work in cold refrigerated and frozen conditions

• Must be able to work in freezer environment at -10 deg for extended period of time

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