Shipping Lift Truck Operator (L.T.O.)

Job Description:

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

$26.07 - $26.72 / hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Plus $2.00  / hr shift premium for 3rd Shift hours

Schedule

3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday, 10:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.)

Onsite; other days and hours as needed

Location

272 Patton Farm Road, Stuarts Draft, Virginia 24477

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a forklift truck operator to join our Shipping Department team. 

  • Replenishing the pick lane locations
  • Maintain accurate information in WMS
  • Communicate effectively with team members and primary customers
  • Load and unload trailers
  • Shrink wrap pallets 
  • Load and unload cases onto conveyors when needed to fill distributor orders
  • Operate pallet inverter for Food Service and freezer loads
  • Cross-training in other areas
  • Perform a variety of lift truck assignments to support shipping operation
  • Clean and perform all other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • Overall good work record (which includes attendance, safety, job performance, flexibility, and team behaviors)
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a cohesive team environment
  • Ability to work with computers (data entry)
  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting
  • Capable of reaching work goals with minimal supervision
  • Demonstrated ability to promote continuous process improvement and LEAN principles
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Lift Truck Operator license
  • DMV Record must be obtained by the Safety Department
  • Lift Truck vision screen must be completed by Employee Health Services and must meet Lift Truck standards

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge and job experience with (WMS) Warehouse Management System
  • Previous lift truck operator experience
  • Previous shipping experience

Benefits

  • Competitive weekly pay
  • Profit-sharing cash bonus program
  • 401(k) with matching contributions
  • Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
  • Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
  • Supplemental plans, including life insurance
  • Fully-paid parental leave
  • Health Center and Pharmacy
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Credit Union
  • Exercise and recreation facility
  • Wellness programs with incentives
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Short-term and long-term disability (company-paid)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Date Posted: 2025-11-17

Requisition Number: R0032581

Job Category: Shipping/Receiving/Warehouse

Location: Stuarts Draft, VA

Job Profile: MS0146 - LTO/Shipping

EOE: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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