GMP Materials Handling Forklift Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Shape Safe, Clean Living—One Lift at a Time

At KIK Consumer Products, our brands help families keep homes and pools clean and protected. Join a performance-driven team that prizes accountability, collaboration, agility, and unwavering ethics while bringing trusted products to market across North America and beyond.

Your Impact

As a seasoned Forklift Specialist in a GMP manufacturing environment, you keep production flowing. You’ll navigate racking, manage inventory integrity, and move materials with precision—always with safety and quality top of mind.

A Day in the Life

• Start your shift with equipment checks, then safely operate sit-down forklifts and related material-handling equipment to support active production lines.
• Execute cycle counts, physical inventory, and product verifications to ensure accurate stock levels.
• Load/receive trailers; stage and move goods in and out of racking per demand.
• Complete Hazmat-compliant loading documentation with care and accuracy.
• Use the plant’s warehouse management system (WMS) and RFID for transactions and traceability.
• Assist with packing and quality checks; hand-stack pallets when required to keep operations smooth.
• Own the final quality of each unit in the customer shipper—ask the Team Leader whenever a standard is unclear.
• Maintain GMP, SOP, and safety compliance; keep your area orderly and report hazards immediately.
• Join Continuous Improvement efforts that elevate safety, flow, and accuracy.
• Work around high noise (location dependent) and a variety of chemicals.

Schedule & Pay

1st shift: Monday–Thursday 9:00am–5:00pm and Friday 7:00am–3:30pm EST, with overtime as needed. Pay: $21.63 per hour.

What You’ll Bring

• 2+ years of forklift experience (sit-down strongly preferred).
• Background in distribution, manufacturing, and/or food environments preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Strong focus and situational awareness: visually concentrate, stay alert, and listen intently for extended periods.
• Physical readiness to stand, sit, lift, bend, crouch, reach, and climb consistently for up to twelve hours.
• Manual dexterity to grasp/manipulate packaging components (sprayers, bottles, caps).
• Adherence to Health & Safety and GMP regulations.
• Lift up to 45 lbs from the floor occasionally.
• Safely operate forklifts around people and equipment for up to 12 hours.
• Comfort working in a non-temperature-controlled area with high heat and humidity at times.
• Willingness to work overtime as required.

Proficiencies

• Shipping/Receiving
• Warehouse Experience
• Forklift Licensed
• High School / GED
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Tools & Technologies

• Warehouse Management Software
• RFID Systems
• RF Scanner
• Sit-Down Forklift
• Palletizer
• Forklifts
• Clamp Truck

Rewards & Growth

Competitive pay plus comprehensive health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Plan ahead with retirement savings and employer match. Keep advancing with our Education Assistance program.

About KIK

We’re one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers, operating 16 facilities across the region and serving customers globally in Canada, Europe, and Australia. Our portfolio includes Spic and Span and Comet cleaning products, Clorox Pool&Spa (under license), BioGuard, and Natural Chemistry pool chemicals. We are the #1 North American producer of store-brand bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergents/additives, dishwashing, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our 2,300+ colleagues span product development, formulation, sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality, compliance, distribution, and logistics—all united by our One KIK values: deliver on commitments, stay customer-focused and profit-minded, and never compromise on safety, ethics, or integrity.

Equal Opportunity

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status in uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.

Reasonable Accommodation

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

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