Job Details

Night Shift Inventory Forklift Associate

Night Shift 1PM to 11PM

Pay starting at $17.00/HR

Weekly Pay

Full Time Schedule; 40+ hours

Opportunities for Advancement

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.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical plans for the entire family

Paid vacation

401k plan

Monthly employee appreciation events

Free chocolate

Basic Responsibilities:

Fill orders for production.

Quality control of received 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 receiving area clean.

Qualifications:

Must be 18 years old

Pass a drug screen

Must be able to qualify for & pass forklift certification course

High school graduate or GED

Reliable transportation

Dependable attendance

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.

Able to identify, evaluate and problem solve.

Minimum 6 months experience operating warehouse equipment, i.e. forklifts, riding jacks, pallet jacks

Physical Requirements:

Ability to stand & walk for 10 hrs.+

Ability to sit, stoop, bend, kneel, reach, crouch, crawl, use force, carry, & push/pull

Ability to lift <50 lbs. occasionally

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 race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a disabled veteran or other veteran or military status, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or other protected by class status.