Forklift/Receiving Clerk

Business Unit Description:

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description: Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland Gaylord is located in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the "Hub of Sibley County." Our location produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets. Responsibilities:

Starting Wage: $19/Hour

 

Hours: 6 AM - 6 PM

 

Schedule: 2,2,3

 

Benefits:

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off (Available Day 1)
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

 

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Unload trucks and put incoming material away. Supply Aseptic with their packaging materials.  Help with cycle counts and month ending counts of ingredients and packaging.  Help with UPS and FedEx outgoing packages and deliver incoming packages.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supply Aseptic department with their packaging materials.
• Help with UPS and FedEx outgoing and incoming packages daily. Make sure that accounting gets all the paperwork for UPS and FedEx.
• Help with monthly inventory and help accounting with any questions they may have about inventory counts.
• Let Accounting and purchasing agent know of any damages or credit material.
• Receiving responsibilities.
• Inspect all inbound product.
• Verify counts of all inbound product.
• Use trailer locks at all times.
• Inspect all inbound pallets and document quality of pallets and product on Inspection Report.
• Ticket and verify counts and quality of all inbound product frozen, fresh & packaging materials.
• General warehouse duties including keeping warehouse clean and orderly.
• Help with rotation of inventory to insure that the oldest product is used first.
• Practice all safety procedures.
• Operate fork truck in safe and efficient manner.
• Maintain daily log sheets as required, such as forklift inspection sheets.
• Maintains regular and consistent attendance.
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• One to three months related experience and/or training experience preferred in a warehouse setting; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• The successful completion of Powered Industrial Truck training program and pass the forklift certification.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to read a limited number of two-and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words in English and between series of numbers. 
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences in English.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form.
•  Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.
• Computer knowledge or the ability to learn the following computer programs Excel, Outlook and SAP
• Ability to speak effectively on the phone or before groups of customers and/or employees of our organization
• Computer knowledge or the ability to learn the following computer programs Excel, Outlook and SAP
• Ability to speak effectively on the phone or before groups of customers and/or employees of our organization

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