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Forklift Operator, Blue Buffalo

at General Mills

📍 Joplin, Missouri, United States Onsite 💰 $18 – $18 USD / year Posted April 02, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $18 – $18 USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 1-2 years preferred
Education Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
Category Operations & Logistics

About this role

Forklift Operator at Blue Buffalo/Joplin facility handling storage, inbound/outbound shipments, and warehouse operations, supporting production needs and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Forklift and high lift equipment operation within production and warehouse operations
  • Select, prepare, and load product for outbound shipment
  • Storage of raw materials, ingredients or finished product
  • Receiving, unloading, inspecting inbound materials
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives

Technical Overview

Warehouse operations with forklift and high-lift equipment; WMS usage; inbound/outbound flow and inventory control

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has 1–2+ years of forklift operation experience in a warehouse setting, strong knowledge of WMS, and the ability to manage inbound/outbound shipments. They should be reliable, safety-conscious, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Must-Have Skills

Minimum of a high school diploma or GEDStand up counterbalance forklift experience of 1 year or moreAt least 2 years of Forklift operation experience preferredExperience in warehouse operations and use of WMS preferredForklift license/certification or willing to obtain one

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferredWMS experience

Tools & Platforms

WMSForkliftScissor lifts

Required Skills

Forklift operationStand up counterbalance forkliftHigh lift equipmentWMSReceivingUnloadingInbound shipmentsOutbound shipmentsInventory managementLoadingPallets

Hard Skills

Forklift operationStand up counterbalance forkliftHigh lift equipmentWMSReceivingUnloadingInbound shipmentsOutbound shipmentsInventory managementLoadingPallet handling

Soft Skills

teamworksafety awarenessattention to detailreliability

Certifications

Required

Forklift license/certification

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Operate forklift and manage warehouse logistics for production site
Role Subtype Forklift Operator

Keywords for Your Resume

forklift operatorblue buffalojoplin moforkliftstand up counterbalance forklifthigh lift equipmentwmsinbound shipmentsoutbound shipmentsinventory managementreceivingunloadingcontinuous improvementroot cause analysisrcawarehouse operationsmanufacturingteamworksafetyforklift license

Deal Breakers

No forklift certification, No high school diploma or GED, Inability to operate in a warehouse environment

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