FORKLIFT OPERATOR SWING SHIFT BELLINGHAM PLANT

FORKLIFT OPERATOR SWING SHIFT BELLINGHAM PLANT

Bellingham, WA Job Details $19.25 - $26.07 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Paid parental leave Health savings account AD&D insurance Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Parental leave Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Safety equipment provided Qualifications Forklift Industrial equipment Full Job Description Description Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska. Trident catches and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also encompasses cultured and wild species sourced from an international network of trusted suppliers.

Summary:

Drives gasoline, liquified gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials.

Essential Functions:

(Responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs): Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus. Positions forks, lifting platforms, or other lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area. Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records. Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, records shortages, rejects damaged items, and notifies Food Safety Quality Assurance of damaged and out of Spec. items. Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device. Inventories materials are on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed. Scans all inbound and outbound pallets. Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags or production schedules and apply barcode labels. Loads or unloads materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device. Lubricates trucks, recharges/changes batteries, fills fuel tank, or replaces liquefied gas tank. Will be assigned work in sub-zero freezer area with proper company PPE provided. Uses SAP program to look up and verify shipment details, print labels and bills. Follows plant food safety and quality policies and procedures Acquires knowledge of Trident's Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions. Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety training. Performs other similar or related duties as assigned.

Travel/On-Call Requirements:

N/A This is a nonexempt position with an hourly rate of $19.25 - $26.07 per hour. Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience. Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Minimum Requirements Required Qualifications:

(Education, Years of Experience, Certifications) Three to six months' experience driving forklifts. Must be forklift certified, or able to become forklift certified. Must be able to qualify for lift truck certification within 2 weeks.

Preferred Education & Experiences:

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Basic knowledge of warehouse operations and material handling activities such as loading, unloading, stacking, and moving products; prior forklift experience helpful but not required. Ability to safely operate a forklift and other materialhandling equipment after completing required training and certification. Ability to follow safety rules, food safety requirements, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs in a food production environment. Ability to scan, label, count, weigh, and verify materials using barcode systems, tags, and shipping documentation. Basic computer skills with ability to learn SAP or similar inventory and shipping systems. Ability to recognize damaged or outofspec materials and report issues to supervisors or Food Safety/Quality Assurance. Ability to perform routine equipment checks and follow instructions for battery changes, fueling, or basic forklift upkeep. Dependable team player with the ability to follow written and verbal instructions, work independently when needed, and maintain attention to detail. Ability to work in cold and subzero freezer environments using companyprovided protective equipment.

Work Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a manufacturing, warehouse, dock, and freezer environment within a food processing facility. The position regularly operates powered industrial equipment, including forklifts, around moving machinery, production lines, and other employees. Work may require exposure to cold and subzero freezer temperatures for extended periods; companyprovided personal protective equipment (PPE) is required and supplied. The work environment may include exposure to noise, wet or slippery surfaces, and temperature changes typical of food manufacturing operations.

Work Ability Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

The employee moves objects:

regularly up to 10 pounds frequently up to 25 pounds occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Authorizations:

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.