Flagstone Foods:

At Flagstone Foods, we believe appreciation grows goodness. We have an appreciation for our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we live. Appreciation is our main ingredient!

Headquartered in the North Loop of Minneapolis with plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and Dothan, Alabama, we are one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of “feel good snacks.” Think flavorful snack nuts, innovative trail mixes and wholesome dried fruits...and now, we are adding to our team! We hire creative, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial team members. If you share our enthusiasm and appreciation for goodness, you too may find a home with Flagstone Foods.

POSITION: Forklift – Operator I

REPORTS TO: Production Supervisor

Position Summary:

Perform basic warehouse functions while maintaining the integrity of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods and ensuring all quality and safety standards are met. Use lift equipment to move products/materials/equipment/etc. as required.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Review daily production schedule.

• Responsible for issuing raw materials or removing finished goods from production lines.

• Materials must be issued to the production lines in a timely manner as determined by daily production schedule.

• Product must be removed from production lines in a timely manner as not to disrupt production.

• Raw materials must be rotated and pulled in accordance with FIFO procedures.

• All unused materials will be returned to stock in an acceptable manner. (Properly labeled containers and appropriately covered).

• Tickets must be verified and signed prior to removal from production lines.

• Each pallet must be wrapped and staged in designated area for shipment to NWH.

• Follow all GMP’s.

• Complete all other assigned duties in an efficient manner.

• Notify Group Manager of any suspicious personnel or incidents occurring that relate to plant security.

• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.

• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.

• Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.

• Inform Line Manager, Group Manager or any other Management personnel of ANY Food Safety or Quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements.

• Perform inventory counts and assist in inventory reconciliation.

• Post transactions to Inventory records.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or six to eight months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Associate’s (i.e., Warehouse) experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must possess excellent communication skills; written and verbal.

• Requires operational knowledge of computer software (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Internet applications, etc.)

• Must have verifiable experience on a sit-down forklift (PIT).

• Must have OSHA certification and pass pre-hire forklift test.

• Must be able to work overtime as required.

Supervises:

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described within the Essential Functions section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required. Management may modify, change, or add to the duties of this description at any time without notice.