Warehouse Forklift Operator

Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable)®, CherryMan®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.

Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! Come join the Seneca Foods team – Apply now!

Operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries to the plant. Move product and supplies to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into railroad cars or trucks or storage facilities. This postion is first shift during non-production time and goes to second shift (5P-5A) during pumpkin processing time which is ~late July through mid-November and then goes back to first shift.



Responsibilities:

• Unload, load, transfer and britestack or finished goods and supplies from trucks, etc.
• Interpret shipping order or receiving report to determine item to be (un)loaded.
• Ability to stack and unstack pallets of product in rows up to 5 pallets high.
• Check product for quality and proper shipping information.
• Complete daily inspection of vehicle before operating, corrects any low fluid levels.
• Operate forklift in compliance with all operating procedures.
• Track, input, change and update data of inventory.
• Complies with proper weight distribution on rail cars, in all weather conditions, and trucks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School education or equivalent.
• Ability to pass the Seneca Forklift certification test.
• Must have good attention to detail and accuracy.
• Willingness and ability to work and function in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Previous warehouse and/or forklift experience preferred.

Starting wage range based on skills, abilities and experience from $19.00 to $21.00 per hour.

Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact us at [email protected] or call 585-495-4100.