Experienced Forklift//Jack Driver

Are you an experience in forklift driving and looking for a job where your attention to detail and experience can make a difference? Look no further! Villari Foods is currently seeking a Certified Forklift Operator to join our team in Warsaw, North Carolina.

At Villari Foods the Certified Forklift Operators' primary responsibility is to move pallets or combos of products for further processing, shipping, or storage. Forklift Operators need to have a general knowledge of product movement, and processing and storage areas of the plant. Must successfully complete company forklift operator training prior to using any motorized equipment.

Job duties:

• Observe and follow company safety rules, regulations, and GMP procedures.
• Alert the lead or supervisor if any damage occurs.
• Lift, stack, and unstack products and materials using diesel, electric, gas- or petrol-powered trucks equipped with fork attachments.
• Move raw materials and finished goods to assigned areas in the plant.
• Make sure goods are stored in the correct area of a warehouse so they may be located easily when picking and rotated periodically.
• Load transport vehicles, making sure loads are evenly and secured. Load according to plant and or customer specifications.
• Service and make minor adjustments to the forklift as needed.
• Keep a record of daily operations, product temperatures and or equipment as required.
• Must be trained in HACCP and SQF Protocol.
• Follow all appropriate GMP's for your assigned area.
• Preventing product waste is a key function of this position.

To qualify for this job, you must have:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience with motorized equipment, stand-up lifts preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and strong commitment to meeting internal customer requirements and continuous improvement objectives.

 We’d also love it if you have:

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment or related field preferred.

What Villari Foods offers you:

• Medical insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401K
• Paid vacation days and holidays
• Employee discounts on Villari meat products
• Opportunities for employee recognition
• Opportunities for promotion from within; more than 80% of our leaders started in an entry-level position at Villari Foods!

How Villari Foods is different:

• As a family-owned and operated business, we’re more connected with our team members and truly consider each employee a member of the Villari family.
• We’re a people-focused culture. Team members are not only known but also cared for by peers, leaders, and owners. You aren’t just a number.
• The experience each employee has working at Villari Foods is important to us. That’s why we strive for a better quality of work-life with a slower pace that avoids an eventual burnout.

Physical requirements and work environment:
The physical demand described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. To perform assigned duties the following will occur: Standing on one's feet for long periods of time, walking, and lifting. The employee is regularly required to sit/stand, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs on an occasional basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to a cold, wet environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually below 85 db for a time weighted average of 8 hours.

More about Villari Foods:
Founded in 1925 by Sam Villari, Villari Foods is still a family-owned business with a rich history. As a teenager, Sam came to America from Italy, instilled with the value his native culture placed on pure, good food as an integral part of the family and social life. Today, at Villari Foods, we combine our unwavering commitment to Old World quality with our capacity to keep pace with evolving customer demands – and exceed expectations for great taste, good health, variety, value, convenience, and creativity in the kitchen. With the fourth Villari generation now entering the business, our family remains dedicated to ensuring an exceptional experience for all who enjoy our products.

We offer a wide variety of quality pork and other meat products for retail, foodservice, and export markets. We understand and are responding to consumer preferences for meat products that are locally sourced, humanely raised, organic, and free of antibiotics, hormones, and steroids. And we’re well known for our smoked products.

As part of Villari Foods, we also have our own livestock and trucking operations, which allows for greater quality control and extraordinary customer service, including superior delivery options. We partner with local farms and are committed to environmental sustainability.

EEO Statement:

Villari Foods is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans’ status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

Salary : $13