Forklift Operator Days
Mars, Fremont, NE, United States
Position Details
Job: Forklift Operator/Material Handler
Shift: Days 6:00AM-6:30PM; 223 Rotating Shift
Location: Royal Canin (Fremont, NE)
Overview
Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do the kind of challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best‑loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from all sorts of different backgrounds. Access the tools, training and experience you need to have a positive impact on our business, on the planet, and most importantly on your own career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to start your tomorrow today.
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, vision & life insurance, short‑ & long‑term disability, and 401k match.
Immediately eligible for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 paid holidays per year, sick pay, maternity & parental leave.
Annual bonus earning potential and other ancillary benefits.
Responsibilities
Always operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
Perform periodic and routine inventories of raw materials in storage.
Provide and perform routine maintenance checks on equipment.
Assist in other production, sanitation, maintenance, and quality activity in other areas as directed.
Perform housekeeping and sanitation procedures.
Provide functional communication with other staff members as necessary to optimize quality, efficiency, productivity and safety.
Loading trucks, live loads and staged loads.
Operate forklift – expert level.
Direct ship responsibility including proper disposition of hold product, food safety hold product and released product.
WMS, BOL responsibility / accountability.
Support Warehouse Area Lead with all activities associated with the shipping department.
Stand on a concrete floor, sit, get up and down off of a forklift often.
Wear proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 55 lbs.
Adapt to temperature and environmental extremes such as hot to cold, dust dirt and chemicals.
Vision correctable to 20/20.
Qualifications
Be 18 years of age or older.
Have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent education.
Willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules.
Ability to understand and effectively communicate in English.
Forklift certified.
Knowledge of inventory computer systems WMS.
Food manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safety.
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
What you can expect from Mars
Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose‑driven company, striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best‑in‑class learning and development support with access to our in‑house Mars University.
A competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
About Mars, Incorporated
Mars is a family‑owned business with over a century of history, making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best‑loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
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Job: Forklift Operator/Material Handler
Shift: Days 6:00AM-6:30PM; 223 Rotating Shift
Location: Royal Canin (Fremont, NE)
Overview
Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do the kind of challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best‑loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from all sorts of different backgrounds. Access the tools, training and experience you need to have a positive impact on our business, on the planet, and most importantly on your own career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to start your tomorrow today.
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, vision & life insurance, short‑ & long‑term disability, and 401k match.
Immediately eligible for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 paid holidays per year, sick pay, maternity & parental leave.
Annual bonus earning potential and other ancillary benefits.
Responsibilities
Always operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
Perform periodic and routine inventories of raw materials in storage.
Provide and perform routine maintenance checks on equipment.
Assist in other production, sanitation, maintenance, and quality activity in other areas as directed.
Perform housekeeping and sanitation procedures.
Provide functional communication with other staff members as necessary to optimize quality, efficiency, productivity and safety.
Loading trucks, live loads and staged loads.
Operate forklift – expert level.
Direct ship responsibility including proper disposition of hold product, food safety hold product and released product.
WMS, BOL responsibility / accountability.
Support Warehouse Area Lead with all activities associated with the shipping department.
Stand on a concrete floor, sit, get up and down off of a forklift often.
Wear proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 55 lbs.
Adapt to temperature and environmental extremes such as hot to cold, dust dirt and chemicals.
Vision correctable to 20/20.
Qualifications
Be 18 years of age or older.
Have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent education.
Willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules.
Ability to understand and effectively communicate in English.
Forklift certified.
Knowledge of inventory computer systems WMS.
Food manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safety.
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
What you can expect from Mars
Work with diverse and talented associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose‑driven company, striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best‑in‑class learning and development support with access to our in‑house Mars University.
A competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
About Mars, Incorporated
Mars is a family‑owned business with over a century of history, making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best‑loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
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