Forklift Driver

Position Summary

The Reach Forklift Operator is responsible for operating reach power industrial trucks for the purpose of moving, locating, relocating, stacking, and counting merchandise. The operator is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle, while meeting company standards of safety, security, and productivity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receiving/Put-Away: Input data accurately into WMS. Efficiently stack and store product in appropriate area. Maintain an organized work area.
• Order Picking: Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring the exact number and type of product is loaded and shipped. Prepare freight for operations accurately and in a timely manner as required.
• Quality: Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Report quality variances. Support 4C’s - Customer Satisfaction, Clean and Safe Work Environment, Complete Risk Prevention, Continuous Improvement and 5S initiatives.
• Delivery: Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage to production lines and/or staging docks. Ensure proper documentation accompanies freight.
• Inventory: Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee tight inventory control and security are maintained. Assist in physical inventories. Ensure proper stock rotation through normal course of daily work.
• Safety, Housekeeping, and Compliance: Maintain the facility, work area, and equipment in a clean, neat, orderly manner, and maintain a safe work environment. Comply with all Standard Operating Procedures, corporate and site-specific policies, safety rules, and OSHA/MSDS Standards. Perform all work in a safe manner.
• Equipment Operation: Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials from elevated racking and varied racking media using a reach forklift or other power equipment. On a daily basis, inspect and report issues on the forklift or other equipment. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods to include daily OSHA safety checklist inspection. Maintain an active forklift certification. Assist with correcting pallets improperly stored at elevation and correcting unsafe / tipped pallets.
• Maintenance: Perform or assist in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance as assigned.

Other Duties (Site Specific)

• Participate in physical inventories as assigned.
• Perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking as assigned.
• Change fuel tanks on forklifts as assigned.
• Perform or assist in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance as assigned.
• Repair pallets when necessary, trailers, and truck bays as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work overtime as dictated by business whether mandatory or voluntary.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Minimum Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 6 months experience working in a logistics/distribution/relevant environment.
• Able to operate stand-up Reach Truck while placing & removing pallets from elevated storage media.
• Can work in unregulated temperatures within the warehouse during the warmer and colder months can range from mild to moderate.
• Satisfactory completion of a forklift training program.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-2 years’ experience working in a warehouse/logistics/distribution environment.
• 1-2 years proven forklift experience.
• 1-2 years proven stand up reach lift experience.
• Current or prior MHE certification.
• Able to operate Electric Pallet Jack and Dock Loader (Pacer) when needed.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally: Handling/Fingering, Sitting
• Frequently: Bending
• Constantly: Walking and Standing
• Ability to Lift/Carry and Push/Pull: 21-50 pounds, Reach above shoulder, reach outward, squat, or kneel.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee rarely is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.