What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Operator Mid shift position at Tuffy's Pet Foods?
Hours: 3PM - 11PM
- Base Pay: $20.96/hr
- Plus, Year 1 Bonus: $1.22 per hours worked
- Plus, 6% shift differential for night shift: $1.26 per hours worked
- Plus, Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment (prior year profit sharing equated to an extra $5.68/hr for employees)
Our Story
KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.
At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”
Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.
The Opportunity
Imagine having a chance to produce and package our most popular product line, NutriSource Pet Foods and Tuffy's Pet Foods for everyone's favorite 4-legged friends. Imagine sharing in the profits of a historic family owned business that paid out over $6 million to its employees in 2023. Imagine living in the Lakes Area of Minnesota, with world-class shopping, boating, and fishing at dozens of local lakes. It will all be yours when you choose to join our team!
What We Are Looking For
We’re now hiring a warehouse loader. In this role, you will be responsible for all shipping and receiving and line service function in the warehouse.
Hours: 3PM-11PM
Essential Duties:
- Be able to operate forklifts, push pulls, safely, do daily forklift inspections
- Maintain a continuous flow of material for production lines
- Ship and receive all products, inbound packaging and finished goods
- Record and receive all inbound products
- Prepare load tally’s and collect pallet tags when shipping finished goods
- Have knowledge of all products in warehouse and ship them in a proper manner
- Do shipping and receiving documents accurately
- Haul garbage to compactor
- Clean the warehouse, run power sweeper
- Wrap product for UPS shipments
- Do inventory both year end and monthly
- Give breaks to line pullers
Qualifications
- Able to operate forklift and push pulls
- Self – Motivated
- Very good knowledge of all products stored in warehouse
- General mathematical and computer skills
- Ensure that company policy is followed
- Attend safety trainings
- Follow all safety instructions and policies
- Report any injuries or near miss accidents to supervisor
- Report any unsafe acts or conditions to supervisor
- Wear required PPE, including Bump Cap and hearing protection, Lifting up to 100 pounds
Salary : $6 - $21
