Receiving Forklift Operator

Receiving Forklift Operator

Responsible for proper staging and product movement in all areas of receiving as directed by the designated supervisor or manager. Reports to the designated supervisor or manager.

Other duties may be assigned. All of the following are to be performed while adhering to Tree Top operational policies, safety rules, procedures and good manufacturing practices. It is the responsibility of every employee at Tree Top Inc. to report food safety and food quality problems or risks to personnel with the authority to initiate action against these said possible risks. The Organization chart indicated key personnel with the authority to take action. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

This is a representative sample--not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

1. Maximize all phases of receiving while maintaining Tree Top quality standards and G.M.P.'s in the absence of warehouse supervisor.
2. Receives incoming truck, verifying COA and approved supplier.
3. Inspect containers for any damage or potential quality concerns.
4. Create labels.
5. Provide accurate counts manifests.
6. Verifies physical receipts against Tree Top set-out document and Americold pick sheet.
7. Stages product, supplies, and ingredients for production.
8. Verifies items, lots, and quantities of items set-out from Americold or shipped into the Tree Top Inc. facility.
9. Maintains receiving, warehouse, and cold room areas in clean and orderly condition.
10. Maintains good working relationships with other areas of production.
11. Maintains a clean, safe work Area.

Required: Forklift Certification

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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Frequently walk, sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to climb or balance
• Regularly lift and /or move up to 55 pounds.
• Talk or hear.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in proximity to moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• The employee frequently works in high, precarious places
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat.
• The employee occasionally works in outside extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, wind, etc.)
• The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this job with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends, in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to disability and the ability of the department/division to accommodate the limitation.

Tree Top is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If you require an accommodation to participate in our application process, please contact Human Resources at: View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.