SEASONAL Forklift Operator

THIS IS A TEMPORARY/SEASONAL POSITION (Job will end mid-late December) Chilly Warehouse Weekly Pay Day Shift; Full Time 40+ hours; Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm (Hours fluctuate with truck scheduling) Overtime Opportunities Likely During Seasonal High Volume Elmer Chocolate is the oldest family-owned chocolate company in America. Our factory in Ponchatoula is the 2nd-largest manufacturer of Valentine boxed chocolate in North America. Cigna medical plans for the entire family Monthly employee appreciation events Free chocolate T-Shirt Uniforms Generally 60% of Temporary Associates find permanent jobs at Elmer's! Basic Responsibilities Unloading of raw materials and finished products Fill orders for customers Quality control of received and produced items Operate forklift Operate manual and electric pallet jack Load and unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device Complete receiving/order documentation including recording, weighing, labeling Keeps shipping/receiving area clean Required Qualifications Must be 18 years old Pass a drug screen Must be able to qualify for & pass forklift certification course Must be able to pass a general math assessment related to calculating inventory High School education or GED Reliable transportation Dependable attendance and ability to work overtime Ability to follow & read instructions Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed Reading, interpreting signs and short correspondence, shipping documents, and memos Basic math skills, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals Ability to stand & walk for 12 hours+. Ability to sit, stoop, bend, kneel, reach, crouch, crawl, use force, carry, & push/pull Ability to lift Ability to apply manual dexterity and specified visual acuity Ability to hear and speak Some areas require PPE & may cause occasional exposure to higher temperatures Elmer Chocolate is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to any protected class status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Elmer Chocolate