Forklift Operator

Warehouse Associate

At The Marzetti Company, we empower our people and nourish their potential. Find community, be appreciated, experience growth and make an impact as part of our team!

We offer competitive benefits including:

• Health and life insurance plans
• Retirement savings benefits
• Paid parental leave and paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Well-being incentives and on-site health care screenings
• Mental health benefits

Role Overview

Receives, ships, transfers and stores raw materials, packaging materials and finished products and other material in a safe and organized manner using powered industrial trucks. Maintains the quality of perishable items and inventories of all warehouse goods. Supplies packaging and processing areas with supplies as needed to ensure continuous production.

Shift time: 7:00am - 3:00pm M-F

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Receives materials from vendor(s) and/or warehouse(s) and places to stock by forklift. Verifies lot and quantity.
• Signs papers indicating correct quantities or weight per load.
• Moves pallets of ingredients and materials to filling lines, warehouse locations, spice room and/or moves full pallets of finished product to storage or warehouse(s).
• Loads orders to be shipped from receiving dock.
• Consolidate required quantity of material, ingredients, or product into specified order lots.
• May require operation of forklift, high lift, order picker, pallet jacks, etc …
• Completes safety check on equipment prior to usage including, but not limited to, battery, brakes, lift controls, and all safety devices.
• Performs warehouse cleaning duties including keeping work area neat and orderly at all times.
• Rotates and clean up spice racks and ingredients cooler.
• Receives verbal and/or written instructions from Supervisor.
• Ensures receipt of raw materials, packaging materials and finished products according to company procedures.
• Replenishes supplies of packaging and raw materials to production areas as needed.
• Unloads inbound materials and inspects containers for damage.
• Inspects, operates and maintains power lifting equipment.
• Returns production materials to appropriate warehouse racks after use.
• Wraps and prepares finished product pallets for shipping.
• Maintains company standards for cleanliness, food and equipment safety and productivity in the production area.
• Rotates raw and packaging materials upon receipt and when returning to storage after use.
• Ensures all raw materials containers are properly labeled.
• Identifies products to be shipped, verifies label and codes, loads appropriate amount onto trucks to be shipped.
• Enters information for inventory of products corresponding to amount received and shipped.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
• Transports waste to waste collection area
• Load empty drums as required.
• Empty parking lot trash cans.
• Perform all other duties as required, assigned or directed by Supervisor.

How you'll do it

The successful candidate will put our values into practice every day:

Hunger. I come ready, pay attention, and refuse to settle for getting by when getting better is possible.

Respect. I know my people by name, show up for them as humans, and never make anyone feel small.

Courage. I say the hard thing, own my mistakes, and carry my team's voice forward.

Humility. I ask before I assume, learn from those around me, and lead with curiosity over ego.

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

Receives, ships, transfers and stores raw materials, packaging materials and finished products and other material in a safe and organized manner using powered industrial trucks. Maintains the quality of perishable items and inventories of all warehouse goods. Supplies packaging and processing areas with supplies as needed to ensure continuous production. Shift time: 7:00am - 3:00pm M-F

Who we are

The Marzetti Company manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti, New York Bakery, Sister Schubert's and Bachan's, in addition to exclusive license agreements with Olive Garden, Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to Make Every Meal Better. We are a spirited blend of tradition and innovation—real people crafting real flavor. We're not just a team; we're a promise—a commitment to craft, care, and create a legacy.

Working Conditions

The production environment is loud and associates are required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment. Associates may be exposed to dust, chemicals, and allergens. The associate is required to sit, stand, bend, lift in excess of 50lbs.