Forklift Operator

Job Description

Summary:

Operates and maintains forklift to supply production operations with raw materials to produce finished product, transfers finished product to storage or staging area and ensures finished product is loaded onto trucks in a timely manner to meet customer delivery requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• The Forklift Driver has the authority to shut down production equipment to prevent the production defective product.
• Preform daily operational check of forklift. Cleans forklift after use.
• Continually inspect raw materials and product for defects.
• Strap and load gaylords.
• Load pallets and plastic onto trailers.
• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area
• Print production tickets and attach to finished product.
• Scan finished product into storage area or onto trailer for shipment to customer.
• Load / unload dunnage trailers.
• Unload preforms and sort into proper areas
• Load pallets and plastic onto trailers
• Move raw materials.
• Make proper paperwork for incoming & outgoing materials
• Sitting/Driving up to 12 consecutive hours (including breaks)
• Wears all required personal protective equipment.
• Maintains housekeeping of work areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); One year forklift driving required. Related production/material handling experience desirable.


Language Skills:

Ability to read a limited number of two and three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificate & Licenses:

Certificate and training in safe forklift operation are required.

Safety:

Must attend all required Safety/OSHA training classes. Must adhere to all Safety Rules as posted in employee handbook and in the plant. All employees must adhere to the Amcor "No Injuries Program".

Quality:

Must be GMP/HACCP/Food Security Trained.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle, or feel; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here is representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor's quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor's consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor's leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win - adapting quickly in an everchanging world - and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)