Forklift Driver

Forklift Operator

The Forklift Operator is responsible for safely transporting raw materials, finished goods, and inventory throughout the facility while supporting warehouse operations and production requirements. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product movement is accurate, timely, and compliant with all safety and quality standards.

The ideal candidate is safety-focused, detail-oriented, and experienced operating various types of powered industrial equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing or warehouse environment.

Essential Job Duties:

• Unloads trucks, examines incoming goods and signs for incoming goods, noting any discrepancies.
• Reviews bills of lading to determine what is to be shipped.
• Stages products and supplies before trucks arrive, including restacking damaged or partial pallets as needed.
• Loads trucks with forklift and by hand if needed.
• Cleans and organizes the warehouse in an efficient manner.
• Communicates with shipping personnel, shift supervisors, regarding problems, product information, etc.
• Understands and performs proper pallet tag, lot number recording procedures.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment in a safe manner
• GMP & PPE Required

While on the production floor in the plant you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant. Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs. It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses. Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations. Meets food safety and quality objectives and the requirements of the SQF System.

Non-Essential Job Duties:

• Performs related work as assigned by the Manager.
• In the absence of this employee, the direct manager or appointee will cover responsibilities.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting - Approximately 40%
• Standing - Approximately 40%
• Walking - Approximately 20%
• Bending/Stooping - Frequently
• Push/Pull - Frequently
• Carrying/Lifting up to 40 lbs. - Frequently
• Verbal communication - Frequently
• Written communication - Frequently
• Hearing normal conversation - Frequently
• Sight, including near acuity and depth perception - Frequently

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions; and a noise level requiring use of hearing protection.