Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Warehouse Utility (Forklift)

Lakeside Foods, Inc.  •  New Richmond, WI (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

Here at Lakeside Foods, our warehouse team is the backbone of our logistics operations. Our forklift operators load and unload trucks and railcars, taking product to and from the production lines and storing and staging product and maintaining all required records. If you are a creative problem-solver who perseveres through challenging situations, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get:

  • Competitive wages based on experience
  • Stable work environment with a growing company
  • Excellent market-leading medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, with medical premiums starting at just $53/month!
  • Paid vacation and personal time after 30 days of employment
  • Retirement plan with company match of 40% up to 5% of pay
  • Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
  • Paid onsite and offsite training
  • Positive work environment with family spirit
  • An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job

What You’ll Do:

  • Assist in the loading and unloading of trucks
  • Operate computerized barcoding equipment
  • Assist placing product on depalletizer so depalletizer operator can fill line for labeling.
  • Sort and store pallets from the line.

What You’ll Bring:

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
  • One to two years forklift experience and/or training preferred.
  • Positive attitude
  • Strong work ethic
  • Safety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO NEW RICHMOND

Located 29 miles from Saint Paul, MN and 37 miles from Minneapolis, MN New Richmond is known for its breathtaking scenery. Explore everything this area has to offer — from activities and attractions, to fairs and festivals, there's something here for everybody!

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

Lakeside Foods, Inc.

About Lakeside Foods, Inc.

Lakeside Foods, Inc. is a premier producer and supplier of high-quality canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, frozen whipped topping and frozen appetizers for the retail, food service, and industrial sectors. Founded in 1887 as a small pea canning company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Lakeside Foods has grown to 13 processing locations in three states, with nearly 1,000 employees year-round and more than 2,000 during seasonal production.

We remain family owned and committed to working with local family farmers to grow our produce. We're focused on providing safe, quality food for our customers. Our processing facilities meet the highest level of food safety certification and are located near our crops, ensuring maximum freshness of our products from farm to table.

What makes Lakeside unique compared to other employers in the industry and in the region?

- We bring a long heritage and a commitment to continued growth.

- We’re driven to work hard and create new products and offerings.

- We’re committed to the communities where we operate.

- We’re down to earth and approachable.

- We treat employees like part of our family.

- We’re friendly and welcoming – to our customers and to our employees.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Year Founded
1887
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