Job Details

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 < 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 any protected class status.