2nd & 3rd Shift LaborForklift Oper

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848 we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments at home at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food make roads and sidewalks safer improve the water in baths pools and homes and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company the communities in which we operate and the world around us. By joining our team you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for keeping the work area safe maintaining good housekeeping and efficiently operating bagging stacking and salt room operations. Drives powered industrial forklifts to move products equipment or materials. Works at different workstations as production needs require. 2nd Shift 2 pm-10 pm

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of van trucks flatbeds pneumatic trucks dump trucks and other types of shipping vehicles.
• Safely operates loading and unloading stations in support of material transfer.
• Pulls orders for shipment from shipping documentation. Rechecks the loaded product for accuracy using scanning equipment. Signs shipping documentation and submits it to the S/R group leader.
• Prepares the receiving report signs it and submits it to the S/R group leader for inspection.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags labels or production schedules.
• Restacks product from damaged pallets.
• Inventories materials products and bags located either in the yard or in the warehouse.
• Stock products in the yard in blocks according to company procedures.
• Responsible for completing proper operating records.
• Observes all Federal State and Company safety regulations.
• Performs all related Good Manufacturing Practices and maintains associated records in an accurate and timely manner. Ensures good product and packaging is loaded on trucks.
• Maintains assigned work areas in a neat orderly manner.
• Reports all damage and spillage to supervision immediately and replaces bad bags before shipment.
• May be required to perform other duties related to the job.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• High School or equivalent
• Prior forklift use preferred and experience in an industrial environment
• Minimum two (2) to five (5) years of experience operating in a production packaging environment.
• Operate safely and maintain good housekeeping.
• Industrial experience operating forklifts preferred

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work overtime as necessary.
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including hard hats steel-toed shoes safety glasses hi-visibility apparel and gloves.
• Work in varying temperatures and humidity levels; the environment includes noise and dust.
• Perform tasks around moving machinery and energized power cables.
• Regularly required to sit or stand reach and move about the facility.
• Able to pull push and lift 50lb.

At Morton Salt we work best when we work as a team when we treat one another with dignity and respect and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race national origin sex religion color disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.