Welcome To KanPak® in Arkansas City, KS – Your Complete Beverage, Yogurt and Dessert Partner!

KanPak® is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of the very best beverage, yogurt and dessert solutions. Aseptic technology is at the heart of many products we create, allowing all KanPak® products to ship and store without refrigeration for up to 12 months, but it’s our state-of-the-art beverage manufacturing capabilities and exceptional customer service that really set us apart from competitors.  

Coffee beverages, creamers, yogurt, frozen desserts, and specialty beverages – no matter what kind of product you’re looking for, we can deliver. Our aseptic processing and packaging makes our solutions more convenient, efficient and environmentally friendly.

We are seeking an energetic, skilled​ Forklift Driver for openings in our facility in Ark City, KS. 

We operate 24 / 7, 7 days per week.   

Shift is 7:45am-4:15pm; Mon-Fri, weekends maybe required as well.

JOB SUMMARY:

The froklift driver will operate a forklift and act as a compliance team member. Responsible for collecting product samples, sorting and restacking pallets, relabeling product and cases, and completing job specific forms.

Compensation:

$16-$17/hr

BENEFITS

At KanPak, a golden state foods company, we believe that investing in our associates strengthens our culture and fuels our growth. We care about your well-being, and will support you with the following:

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid leave, holiday, jury duty and bereavement.
• Comprehensive benefits package to support our associates and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Legal, Life), Retirement Plan
• Associate Development via Education Reimbursement, virtual courses and classroom development experiences.

Coordinate KanPak Quality activities and operations to meet objective for quality, food safety, integrity, regulatory compliances, cost, safety and customer satisfaction at KanPak

Participate in formulating and administering division’s short and long range goals and objectives for business growth

• Complete tasks required for relabeling, sorting, and sample collecting
• Perform checks of products and package integrity
• Complete job specific forms
• Entering data into iPad
• Keep work area clean
• Weekly department Master Sanitation
• Other tasks as assigned by lead/supervisor

Required Qualifications and Knowledge

• High School Graduate or GED Equivalent required
• 6 months to 1 yr of Warehouse or Quality experience preferred.
• 6 months to 1 yr of Forklift experience preferred

Competencies/Job Skills:

• Detail Oriented
• Serve as a team member by working with others to accomplish a job
• Maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information
• Communicate effectively with other team members, management, and cross-departmentally
• Ability to work with little supervision

Physical Activity Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.  The employee is frequently required to climb up and down stairs.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.