Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Wonderful Citrus is America's largest integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementine/mandarin, navel and Valencia oranges; lemons; limes; grapefruits; and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus owns, cultivates and harvests more than 58,000 acres of fresh citrus and ships around the world each year to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across America under the flagship consumer brands of Wonderful Halos mandarins and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red grapefruit.

Overview:

Under the direction of the Shipping Leads. Operator unloads pallets from inbound trucks and are placed on the dock for inspection. Fruit will go from docks to racks and occasionally it will go straight into the outbound trucks. Racks in cold storage tend to reach temperatures of 40 degrees to 52 degrees.

Under the direction of the Shipping Leads. Operator will load trucks with Finished Goods that may require case picking product that may weight up to 45lbs. All transactions will be recorded with RF Scanner to insure FIFO (first in first out) is followed.

Shipping is a Standup Forklift Position that may require standing up to 2 hours continuous.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Perform all duties in a safe manner
• Must be able to drive a forklift in a safe, professional and competent manner. Must be able to understand RF Scanners.
• Has responsibility to making sure that the warehouse is in prime conditions and ready for everyday operations
• Must insure that fruit being placed on processing line is properly accounted for and necessary paperwork is turned into the office
• Operator is not limited to cleaning and sweeping the facility upon request
• Makes the proper decisions in loading pallets at company standards (no broken or damaged pallets)
• Perform daily maintenance of forklift including cleaning, checking of oil, water, loose nuts, bolts, connections and hydraulic hoses.
• May be required to lift to 45 lbs. from time-to-time
• Other related duties

Here’s what you’ll bring to the table:

• Must have at least 6 months of experience operating a forklift / heavy machinery
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English. Conversational Spanish is highly desired but not required.
• Must be able to safely operate a forklift in confined areas with high levels of traffic
• Must be able to do field level maintenance of forklift
• Must be willing and able to perform other general repair, maintenance and loading tasks as will be assigned from time to time due to workload level.
• Must be able to stack palletized commodities safely and soundly to 2 bins high level
• Must be aware safety rules and regulations of forklift operations

Wonderful's dedication to you:

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time
• Wonderful Giving ( -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion  global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit wonderful.com, or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit csr.wonderful.com. 

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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