Forklift Operator III

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the world's largest bottler for retailers and A-brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe and North America. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it's what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it's our people's too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what's best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Essential Job Functions:

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and adhere to the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
• Responsible for adhering to food quality and food safety guidelines per Refresco, Customer and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF) standards.
• Load and unload raw materials from incoming trucks and transport them to designated areas. Validate quantities by use of Blind Count Sheets or use of SAP transactions performed on forklift computer.
• Ability to use SAP database through Vehicle Mounted Units (VMUs) installed on forklifts.
• Load/unload trucks and perform all other warehouse functions within SAP using the forklift VMU.
• Ability to operate powered industrial trucks (PIT's) in a high paced environment and be in-house forklift certified.
• Supply raw materials to the production lines as required.
• Perform pre-trip forklift inspections and adhere to forklift battery or propane tank changing operations and safety procedures.
• Know proper use of dock levelers, dock restraints and dock doors.
• Know basic loading pattern for inter-warehouse transfers
• Perform SAP cycle count on a location; query a location & pallet tag and make basic pallet case adjustments
• Be proficient in any or all of the Receiving Functions, VNA (very narrow aisle) turret truck operations, or perform transfers & put aways at any Warehouse site for the plant
• Understand procedures for merging partial pallets, batch ID's, and be familiar with case configurations for stacking and wrapping
• Know and be able to perform requirements for pre-loading trailer inspection
• Finished Goods Loading: Complete loader paperwork; perform all SAP loading functions; perform all routine & customer-specific loading patterns and required dunnage
• Understand batch-specific load requirements
• Be able to investigate and correct missing or incorrect inventory
• Perform any other driving activities as directed by leadership.
• Clean/maintain work areas throughout the shift.
• Represents the company in a positive manner at all times.
• May have production machine operation duties.

Join Refresco TODAY and enjoy a rewarding CAREER!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.