Equipment Operator

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive trucks and control the movement of lifting apparatus.
• Clamps around bales of cotton, loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products or materials and transports loads to designated areas.
• Unloads and stacks materials by raising and lowering lifting devices and opening/closing clamping and grappling devices.
• Inventory materials on the work floor.
• Pulls orders accurately using a tag list of bale numbers.
• Scans bales to ensure accurate and efficient work procedures and data exchange using tablets and scanners.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or off of trailers, conveyor belts, scales, pallets, skids, lifting devices or railcars.
• Performs tasks such as replacing liquefied gas tanks as required.

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Forklift certificate required.

Experience

• One to three years related experience/training.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including Any Physical Demands)

• Ability to read, write, and interpret documents.
• Speak effectively with supervisors or employees and apply common sense and problem-solving skills.
• Standing, walking, and sitting.
• Use of hands to finger, handle, and feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Ability to speak and hear.
• Regularly lift/move up to 25 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: good close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, good depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Working Conditions

• Duties are performed in typical warehousing conditions in and outside of buildings.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes and cotton dust.

Additional Information for the job

• We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment with outstanding career development opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with Company Match.
• Family-friendly benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits, and paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
• Flexible work available (not applicable to all roles).
• We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
• We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
• We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch, and the environment around us.