Forklift Driver

Have you ever enjoyed Coca-Cola®, PowerAde®, Body Armor®, or Monster Energy® or perhaps sipped on a Gold Peak Tea®, SmartWater® or Minute Maid Juice®? If the answer is yes, then you know the Chesterman Company! We are an independent Coca-Cola Bottler with our corporate office located in Sioux City, Iowa. We have been making quality beverages for the Midwest since 1872 and supplying them from 14 distribution centers across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Position Summary: To be able to build loads in an orderly, safe, and time-efficient manner.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Wait on customers picking up products from the warehouse
• Replenish product in staging areas
• Organize product so trucks can be loaded efficiently
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned

Education/Experience:

• High-School Diploma/GED
• Must be 18 years of age
• Previous Forklift experience is preferred

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Communication Skills
• Dexterity Skills
• Must be able to learn all jobs on the dock
• Ability to operate a forklift
• Ability to obtain Chesterman Co. forklift certification
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be able to read, speak, and write in English to be able to communicate with supervisor and co-workers and to operate equipment
• Must have a current or prior forklift certification within the last 2 years

Work Environment: Warehouse work environment. Temperature can be very hot and humid during the warmer months. May work extended days and hours to complete loading.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching, reaching, sitting, kneeling and squatting
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus
• Ability to push/pull <75 lbs
• Ability to lift/carry <75 lbs

Job Status: Full Time

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday with occasional Saturdays. 5:00am-1:30pm or to completion of work assignment

Pay: $20.00 per hour

EOE