Posted 23 days ago
Forklift Operator
@ GDI
Belleville, Ontario
Overview
GDI is hiring a full-time forklift operator for a food manufacturing site, combining forklift work with sanitation and cleaning duties on a Panama schedule. The role requires moving materials safely plus cleaning and sanitizing a hot, wet production environment. Benefits start after 3 months and an RRSP after 1 year.
Responsibilities:
- Safe operation of a forklift
- Cleaning and sanitizing food production environment
- Floor scrubbing with manual or power equipment
- Preventive maintenance on floor machines and vacuums
- Cleaning steel waste bins
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma
- Previous forklift experience
- Food industry cleaning experience
- Attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Warehouse |
| Position | On the move |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | High school (required) |
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GDI
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 358 |
Join the GDI Team!
One provider. One solution. All your facility maintenance services.
GDI provides best in class integrated, high level, facility maintenance services to the United States and Canada. We have more than 30,000 team members who contribute to the success of GDI and our customer’s businesses. With almost a century of facility service experience, state of the art business practices, environmentally friendly processes and supplies and an established global reputation, we offer unrivaled client experience and satisfaction.
** This is for a food manufacturing environment **
General Description: A forklift operator is generally responsible for safely moving, loading, unloading, and organizing materials within warehouses or industrial sites to keep operations running efficiently. Other responsibilities may be assigned.
Schedule: Full Time, Panama Schedule
Responsibilities:
- Cleaning steel waste bins in a high paced environment.
- Safe operation of a forklift
- Dry mops, wet mops (wash/scrub). The washing/scrubbing of floors is done with manual or power scrubbing equipment.
- Maintains and conducts preventative maintenance procedures on floor machines, vacuums.
- Maintaining cleanliness of area and equipment.
- Mechanical aptitude required
- Capable of lifting up to 50lbs.
- Cleaning and sanitizing food production environment
- Wear employer-specified protective gear, including two pairs of gloves, face/eye shields, aprons, boots, etc.
- Exposure to chemical cleaning solutions (with protective gear)
- Perform varying tasks while standing, lifting, crouching, etc. during extended periods of time.
- Follow all Health and Safety guidelines established by spec for this position.
- Additional duties as assigned.
- Required to work in an environment that is hot, wet & humid.
Requirements:
- High school diploma,
- Attention to detail.
- Food industry experience and knowledge of cleaning in a food plant environment.
- Previous Forklift Experience.
- Strong communications skills, both written and oral, are required.
Perks:
- Steel Toe Waterproof Boots ($200 covered)
- All other PPE Provided.
- Benefits after 3 months.
- RRSP after 1 year.
Must be able to pass a Criminal Background Check.
GDI Services (Canada) LP is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities up to the point of undue hardship during the recruitment, assessment and selection process. Please notify GDI Services (Canada) LP if you require accommodation in respect of the materials or procedures used at any time during this process. If you require accommodation GDI Services (Canada) LP will work with you to determine how to meet your needs.
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