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Forklift Operator/Material Handler

National Beverage Corp, Warren, MI, United States


Posted Friday, April 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Job Duties
Maintain a sanitary and clean working environment including the dumping of trash and cleaning around the compactor, shipping dock, stretch wrapper areas, and all warehouse spaces.

Responsible for loading and unloading trucks with raw materials, finished products, equipment, and dunnage. Must load empty pallets into the palletizer, offload and stretch wrap and properly stack full pallets, remove dunnage from the depalletizer, and feed bottles to the depalletizer. This must be done in a safe and efficient manner as to keep the production lines running at all times. Must make warehouse product space by consolidating product and making room for future production runs, including the next flavor, package or the next shift’s production.

Responsible for conducting a safety inspection of hilos, inspecting loads for cleanliness and quality, ensuring trailer and container tags seals are intact, using FIFO procedures to ensure proper rotation of full goods and raw materials, accurately recording receipts and shipments on documents and in a computerized system.

Must be capable of 100% continuous compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices and working safely, of working independently and with little direction from management, of working in hot and cold environments, keeping the work areas clean, and performing other tasks as assigned by your supervisor.

Job Qualifications

High School or GED preferred

2 years Forklift experience and Material Handling experience

Ability to work a flexible work schedule

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time

Ability to bend, reach and repeated lifting

Must be able to hear and distinguish sounds and noises in a loud manufacturing environment

Must have acuity in both straight and peripheral vision

Ability to withstand frequent drastic changes in temperature

Sundance Beverage Company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender, genetics, gender identity or sexual orientation.

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