Forklift Operator

Material Movement Operator

Pay rates:

Starting: $20.00

6 months: $20.75; 1 year: $21.50

Top out at progression year 3: $23.00

Polyplex runs 24/7 with 12 hour shifts

Polyplex offers a full line of benefits (BCBS of Alabama for medical, Guardian- Dental; EyeMed- Vision). Additional benefits such as team life, STD, LDT and identity theft covered at 100%. 401k: company matches 3.5% on an employee's contribution of 6%. Paid leave: 80 hours of accrued vacation, 24 hours of accrued emergency leave, 10 paid holidays

Expectations: Personal safety and clear understanding of safety processes and procedures. Plan, manage, control & improve the following processes at Decatur plant. FG outbound process management (FG receipt from production to delivery). Warehousing and inventory management.

Responsibilities:

Material Movement/Outbound Process

• Generate pallet labels for the rolls coming off the pack line
• Scan roll into bin locations whenever moved within the warehouse
• Stage and prepare loads for dispatch based on dispatch plan
• Vehicle loading per picklist/online scanning transactions
• Dispatch documentation using ERP scanning transactions
• Unload inbound shipments/materials as required
• Housekeeping of warehouse & dispatch area
• Receive pallets from secondary/MET and finish pack-out (including pallet creation)
• Repack rolls as required in the warehouse
• Work on the pack line as and when required
• Provide rolls to secondary slitters and/or metallizer as required
• Retrieve pallets from the pallet shed for packing (including cutting 2x4s) as required
• Unload inbound shipments/materials as required
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

• Able to bend, twist, sit, squat, kneel, crawl, push and pull
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Able to reach in all directions
• Able to walk and stand for extended periods of time to cover 12 hour shifts
• Other physical requirements as needed for job

Competencies

• Technical expertise
• Forklift certified
• Yard dog knowledge

Behavioral

• Safety orientation
• Ability to work as a team
• Self-motivation

Certificate & Training Requirements

• Must complete and maintain forklift and yard dog certifications
• Must complete and maintain annual training
• On-boarding and assignment training

Ideal incumbent profile: Education: High school diploma or GED. Industry experience: 2 years' experience in a warehouse environment with forklift and yard dog experience preferred

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