Warehouse Forklift Operator (10 hr shifts) - Post Consumer Brands

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.

Northfield, Minn. is home to two Post Consumer Brands manufacturing plants, the Campbell Mill and Ames Mill, two distribution centers, and more than 750 team members. The Campbell Mill plant is 1 million square feet and is home to 7 manufacturing technologies to produce a wide variety of cereal products our customers know and love. Northfield is a town steeped in history, featuring two colleges and the original Ames Mill where the Malt-O-Meal Company got its start. 

JOB FUNCTION

This position is responsible for accurate receiving, storing, picking and loading of product while meeting facility standards of safety, food safety, accuracy, quality, sanitation, productivity, and service.

Position: Warehouse Forklift Operator

Pay: $25/hour. Night shift recieves night shift differential of $1.50/hr.

Schedule: Wed-Sat 5 pm - 3 am (four 10 hour days)

 JOB ACTIVITIES/DUTIES

1. Customer Focus
1.  Safely ship and receive orders accurately and damage free to our internal and external customers
2. Technical Expertise
1. Quickly and accurately fills Customer orders or DC transfer shipments.
2. Verifies location, item and count via WMS.
3. Appraises orders for exceptions and handles appropriately as required to avoid re-work.
4. Evaluates quality of a product making sure it is shippable; takes corrective action as required.
5. Builds and optimizes the load to reduce damage and ensure ease of unloading at destination. 
6. Inserts/removes slip sheets, pallets and dunnage as required.
7. Accurately completes appropriate documentation.
8. Hand stacking of partial pallets.
9. Hand picking of partial pallets.
10. Stretch wrap pallet.
3. Results
1. Demonstrates attention to detail and accurate scanning
2. Complies with all WMS procedures
3. Maintains pallet per hour requirements
4. Follows all warehouse operational procedures to ensure accurate shipments to customer
4. Act
1. Be a team player within the department
2. Actively participate in team meetings and training
3. Work safely within established company policies
5. Other
1. Assist with the sanitation of warehouse. Need to understand AIB requirements and help keep facility in condition that would pass any audits.
2. Work with outside contractor on PPA.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS 

1. Ability to drive a forklift and successful completion of forklift certification
2. Understand FIFO inventory methods and procedures
3. Able to read, write and understand shipping/receiving documents
4. Basic math skills are required
5. Work overtime as directed
6. Must have valid driver’s license
7. Must gain WMS certification
8. HS Diploma or GED required

 Physical requirements 

1. Requires repetitive gripping, pinching, lifting, and carrying 50 pounds. Pushing and pulling up to 65 lbs.
2. Repetitive twisting, bending, and reaching of upper and lower extremities.
3. Sustained trunk twisting
4. Occasional climbing and walking activities
5. Requires repetitive use of hands and feet bilaterally to operate hand controls and foot pedals on forklift.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran, and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws.