Forklift Operator

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

The Forklift Operator provides an opportunity for the candidate to develop skills as an advanced warehouse professional in our food production facility in Totowa, NJ. The candidate will play a key role in assuring that our customers are supplied all of the items that they order on-time and in full.

 The Forklift Operator role will be on the 1st shift.

Essential Job Functions:

• Picking and preparing customer orders for shipment.
• Loading finished good pallets into trucks being shipped to customers.
• Receiving and put-away palletized finished goods.
• Giving recommendations to work safer, more efficiency and better serve the (internal and external) customer. 

Self-management

• Work in a safe manner and comply with the Environment, Safety and Health policies.
• Collaborative approach when dealing with others.
• Keep work environment clean and tidy to ensure operational efficiency.
• Follow-up instructions from supervisors or written procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experienced in performing electronic transactions belong to physical movements of ingredients across the production facility.
• High school diploma or its equivalent. 
• Able to drive a forklift.
• Able to physically pick and build pallets with ingredients up to 55 pounds each.
• Work accurately and methodically.
• Good communication skills and a team oriented mentality.
• Good understanding of the internal customer and impact on failure/ cost of poor quality.
•  Replenish full pallets to single pallet locations.
• Pick both full and partial pallets and stage for shipment.
• Load trailers to both customer and the plant.
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Manufacturing plant is large, open floor areas with loud machinery, requiring some areas for workers to wear ear protection to guard against noise. Workers are frequently exposed to high temperatures during the summer months. Some work in cold environments during winter months. Production/Warehouse areas are dusty.
• Workers are required to wear masks, hair nets, or gloves to protect the product from possible contamination.  Certain areas require respirators.
• Workers usually stand for the majority of their shifts while tending machines or driving a forklift. Often lifts 55 pound bags or boxes while building pallets. Loading, unloading, or cleaning equipment may require lifting, bending, and reaching.

Why Work for Corbion?

The start of your career at Corbion offers many chances where you have the advantages of a dynamic, multinational organization. There is an informal atmosphere and the culture promotes self-management. 

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides, and a leading company in functional blends containing enzymes, emulsifiers, minerals and vitamins. The company delivers high performance bio based products made from renewable resources and applied in global markets such as bakery, meat, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, home and personal care, packaging, automotive, coatings and resins. Its products have a differentiating functionality in all kinds of consumer products worldwide. We have factories in the Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Thailand, and the United States. Corbion has a worldwide network of sales offices and agents in more than 100 countries. Quality, product innovation, and customer orientation are important attributes for our client, which is also characterized by being a collegial, informal and result-oriented company culture.

Corbion is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Our offer

This position is covered under a collective bargaining agreement. Compensation and other terms and conditions of employment are subject to the provisions of that agreement. Please note, pay rates and compensation programs may be modified in the future based on business needs, policy updates, or union negotiations, as applicable. At the time of this posting, the compensation for this position is a fixed hourly rate of $21.50 per hour. In addition to the base rate, shift differentials apply as follows: $1.10 per hour for second shift and $ 1.65 per hour for third shift. In addition, we offer:

• Gainshare (eligible)
• Paid time off, including company holidays
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401K with company match
• Education assistance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2024, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,288.1 million and had a workforce of 2,399 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace.  All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.