Cycle Counter/Forklift Operator

Duties And Responsibilities

• Communicate at a high level to production employees and management
• Be computer literate due to required data input of inventory physical count
• Have experienced in Microsoft Office
• Request cycle count item list to be included in weekly random audit for Retail office
• Conduct weekly inventory reporting physical count, posted Reconciliation, damaged “On Hold” quantity
• Quality Hold
• Daily cycle counts against booked inventory
• Daily review of backlog to check inventory shortages
• Maintain a working relationship with the Central Receiving Manager and the Divisional Inventory Team
• Maintain excellent working conditions, a safe work environment, and high morale within the plant
• Inform DC Operations Manager or Production Manager about problems or situations affecting the overall production operation of the plant
• Comply with company policies and procedures
• Operate a forklift
• Operate a Box Truck
• Work safely at all times, be aware of surroundings, and understand and comply with Pratt Industries Safety rules, operating procedures, and help hold co-workers responsible for safety related items
• Participate in Plant Safety Committee
• Follow at all times GMPs (Good Manufacturing Processes)
• Learn and comply with Pratt Industries quality procedures and policies
• Stop bad quality from leaving the facility to the customer
• Catch it on the front end of manufacturing the product
• Perform general duties and responsibilities as required
• Housekeeping and cleaning of work areas – keep clean and free of tripping hazards during shift and end of shift cleaning of the area
• Moving various sized units and or products from various sources to the next staging area
• Responsible for maintaining accurate records as to the location of each unit moved for inventory accuracy
• Responsible for performing basic forklift equipment maintenance
• Adhere to production schedule
• Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice

REQUIREMENTS

• Pratt forklift certified
• Previous Pratt and/or two years’ forklift operation preferred
• Experience with “scanner” or “barcode” warehouse management inventory systems preferred
• Ability to multi-task, positive interpersonal communication, problem solving, read and understand a tape measure, excellent time management skills

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Computer data-entry experience
• Experience in the corrugated box industry

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions, and training and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes

REASONING ABILITIES

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram (graphic) form
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear, stand, and sit
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud