Forklift Operator

This is a Forklift Operator position located in Quitman, MS. 

Join our growing team at Dart Container, a global leader in the production of high-quality foodservice packaging solutions. As a Forklift Operator, you will play a crucial role in our operations, ensuring efficient movement and storage of materials to support our daily production and distribution needs!

$21/hr shift differential!

Shift Availability: 11pm – 7am ($2 shift differential)

Who we are…
Were your top choice for foam cups, classic red SOLO cups, and convenient take-out containers, ensuring you can enjoy your food and drinks anytime, anywhere. Join us, and lets raise a cup to good times!

Benefits: Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more! Ability to earn pay increases and advancement opportunities. A supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritizes safety. Weekly pay.
Approved job-related training and tuition reimbursement. Paid holidays and paid time off.

Responsibilities: Meet KPIs for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service. Follow safety regulations and quality standards. Operate forklifts and clamp trucks to move, stack, load, and unload materials. Manage customer requirements and storage logistics. Ensure damage-free stacking of products. Coordinate with departments for effective inventory management.

Qualifications: Six (6) months relevant experience, previous experience operating a clamp truck, preferred. Ability to obtain and maintain Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) license. Ability to demonstrate basic math calculations and dimensional counting skills. Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues.

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.
Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more. Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer. THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.