Forklift Operator - 1st Shift (6:00am-2:30pm)

Job Title

Ensure proper receipt, shipment, storage and delivery of finished or raw product by performing the following duties.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Utilize RF scanner guns
• Move, locate, relocate, stack and count inventory
• Follow GMP protocols
• Palletizer
  • Remove wrapped pallets from palletizer staging area and deliver to correct bay
• Receiving
  • Unload raw materials from delivery truck and tankers
  • Properly receive and deliver to proper bay
  • Assist with ensuring proper materials are delivered to kitchen or depal area
• Depalletizer
  • Unload glass from delivery truck
  • Accurately and safely deliver pallets of empty containers to depal area
• Kitchen
  • Accurately and safely deliver correct raw materials to appropriate kitchen
• Rec/Railcars
  • Load and unload rail cars
  • Accurately receive any raw product in
• Shipping / Other Warehouses
  • Relocate pallets throughout warehouse as needed.
  • Remove pallets of finished product from palletizer and delivery to appropriate bay for holding
  • Stage and prep outgoing orders
  • Load outgoing trucks and ensure product is not damaged prior to or during loading
  • Load recycling trailers and dumpsters when needed
• Work in a safe manner, consistent with company safety rules and regulations
• Other duties as assigned by your manager as needed
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

Required Education, Skills & Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Previous experience operating forklift in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to apply computer and communication skills and math functions
• Ability to use hand tools including RF scanner guns
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable); Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots)

Working Conditions:

• Constant exposure to extreme loud noises
• Constant sitting
• Constant exposure to extreme hot/cold (non-weather) environment
• Constant use of fingers and hands
• Occasional standing and moving by foot
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds
• Occasional work near moving mechanical parts
• Frequent reaching/lifting/pulling/bending/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling
• Potential exposure to caustic chemicals

Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.