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Job Title: Forklift Driver

Job Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring food safety and quality, understanding and adhering to plant-wide policies and procedures, and transporting finished goods to various locations within the facility. The role requires a basic understanding of warehouse finished goods storage and the ability to perform duties within a 5 high and 3 deep confined space racking system.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food safety and quality.

• Understand and adhere to all plant-wide policies and procedures.

• Adhere to safety management standards and pedestrian communication protocols.

• Transport finished goods to different locations within the facility.

• Have a basic understanding of warehouse finished goods storage.

• Perform duties within a 5 high and 3 deep confined space racking system.

Essential Skills

• Forklift operation (3-4 years experience).

• Material handling (2-3 years experience).

• Forklift license and certification.

• Experience with stocking products on forklift up to 30 feet above.

• Machine operation.

• Loading/unloading trucks.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Basic computer skills.

• Knowledge of handheld barcode scanner systems.

Why Work Here?

The company is a locally owned and operated Food & Beverage manufacturer and copacker that is growing in size and proprietary product lines. The President has been with the company for over 25 years and is invested in employees, the facility, and its structure. The company is adding leadership roles on each shift and hiring additional mechanics to ensure adequate coverage and capacity for preventive maintenance, bringing in work performed by contractors, and becoming a world-class facility.

Work Environment

This role is based in a food processing and packaging facility.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elma, New York.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.83 - $20.33/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Elma,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 10, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.