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PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE\nJoin Our Community of Food People!\nBECOME A US FOODS® TEAM MEMBER\nWe are looking for Forklift Operators who relish the chance to push their potential, grow and reap the rewards of joining the US FOODS® family.\nWe help YOU make it! US FOODS® is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promotion from within and unlimited career growth opportunities w/ ongoing job skills and leadership development training.\nThe starting pay rate is: $24.49 per hour\nSchedule: 4 days, 10hrs, 5th day on-call\nTuesday-Saturday , 7:00am until 5:30pm (one of these days is on-call)\nUS FOODS® has a lot to offer:\nUS FOODS® is the company built on YOU Matter, where your hard work is rewarded\nWe are committed to compensation, and benefits that respect, and reward our employees for their dedication and hard work \nPaid Training AND Paid Overtime\nService recognition and employee rewards\nExcellent Leadership \nBENEFITS START DAY ONE: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Plan, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) life insurance and paid parental leave.\nBASIC PURPOSE\nOperate an industrial forklift to perform material handling assignments. Identify and transport material to and from storage areas and loading dock. 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