Forklift Operator

Primary Responsibility :

Operates and maintains the inventory of the warehouse. Supervises all inventory related activities.

What You'll Do :

• Advise associates on care and preservation, handling, storing, maintenance and shipping of product.
• Train associates in equipment operations, safety and general operations.
• Promote a safe work environment through personal actions. Identify and report on any safety concerns.
• Assign and direct work and monitor performance of inventory employees. Schedule tasks to maximize efficiency.
• Utilize the Warehouse Management System to monitor inventory accuracy, inventory discrepancies, and errors. Direct tasks of inventory associates based on the system generated reporting and inventory needs.
• Identify and report on operational errors impacting inventory accuracy. Issue corrective actions as needed.
• Review and monitor inventory errors, including lost inventory, damaged inventory, etc. Ensure SOPs for handling discrepant inventory are followed.
• Conduct regular inventory counts, including quarterly cycle counts, full physical inventories, and customer required counts. Record count results and any discrepancies. Communicate count results to Management and/or the Customer as needed.
• Analyze data and make recommendations on inventory layout and management practices to maximize inventory and maintain inventory at optimal accuracies.
• Review records and comply with established procedures for storing product.
• Communicate with Management on a regular basis of warehouse inventory accuracy and discrepancies
• Communicate with the Customer on an as needed or defined bases of customer inventory accuracy, status, and discrepancies.
• Research and resolve inventory discrepancies including, but not limited to: researching customer claims, cycle count for missing product, adjust inventory quantities, handle damaged inventory, disposing of inventory.
• Recommend the approval or denial of customer claims.
• Maintain and update inventory and inventory discrepancies within the Warehouse Management System. Maintain and update product masterfiles and/or product information.
• Identify problem areas and make recommendations for corrective action.
• Other inventory related duties as requested.

What Experience and Education You Need :

• College Degree plus 3 to 5 years warehousing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in Quality Assurance Management or Inventory Control
• Three years supervisory/management skills

What Could Set You Apart :

• Strong analytical and mathematical skills
• PC skills, including Microsoft Office, AS400, WMS and RF
• Forklift license, CPR and First Aid training a plus

Physical Requirements :

• Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions
• Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending
• Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work
• Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks
• May require travel by automobile and airplane up for business
• May require a visit facility operations in temperatures at or below freezing
• May carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 pounds
• Requires the use of various electronic tools
• Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes
• Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive management

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an 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.

What We Offer :

Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.