Cold Storage Lift Truck Operator Othello, WA
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026.
The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
This job is responsible for operating material handling equipment in a safe manner for the purpose of moving, locating, stacking and counting merchandise.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensures proper handling of product while transporting it to packaging and cold or dry storage
- Ensures that product is properly moved in or out of the freezer to the proper location.
- Ensures proper procedures are followed when loading trucks and rail cars.
- Ensures proper unloading and cataloging procedures are followed when receiving shippable and dry storage product.
- Ensures proper safety and inspection procedures are followed when handling bulk product.
- Ensures all paperwork, forms, reports, and computer data entry are completed and submitted in an accurate and timely manner.
- Ensures operating equipment used for shipping, receiving, and transporting product is thoroughly inspected prior to use and is operated in a safe and efficient manner including slip sheeters.
- Ensures attendance and participation in training activities appropriate to the position and to incorporate acquired skills and knowledge.
- Ensures clean-up duties are performed in a manner necessary to meet Company standards.
Typical Education
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Relevant Experience
1+ years related experience and/or training
Other Information
- Ability to safely operate a forklift, loading and unloading trucks, and high stacking totes.
- Ability to work in a cold environment for long periods of time.
- Must be able to perform basic math skills, which include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- Must be able to read and comprehend procedures, forms, etc.
- Must be able to write to fill out all required paperwork, including forms and lift truck inspection reports, and must be able to operate the computer keyboard.
- Communicate orally (i.e. communicate with teamleader, peers, warehouse superintendent, shift manager, warehouse office staff, truck drivers, and railroad personnel).
- Must have good spatial skills to be able to safely align aids of pallets and totes in a horizontal and vertical setting.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Job Requisition ID: 27557
Travel Required:
Location(s): GF Warehouse - Othello
Country: United States
Rate of Pay: $23.57/hr
Attractive total rewards package that includes:
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- 401(k) savings plan
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Time
- Details available in Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Paid Family Building Leave
- Education Assistance
- Benefits details available at simplotbenefits.com
**The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.
If the Simplot Company decides to offer you this position, such offer will be conditioned on your satisfactory completion of a post-offer criminal background check. For Washington Job Applicants, see the Washington State Attorney General’s Washington Fair Chance Act Guide and RCW 49.94.010 for more information.**