Forklift Operator (1st Shift)

Crescent Forklift Operators move materials throughout the warehouse in an effective, efficient, and safe manner while adhering to the Crescent Way—3 P’s: Purpose, Process, People—and the culture of Doing it Right, Doing it Safe, Doing it Well.

Responsibilities

• Safety
  • Read, understand, and follow the Doing it Safe Playbook
  • Comply with all safety requirements
  • Report unsafe acts or behaviors
  • Maintain a clean and organized warehouse
  • Complete forklift and trailer inspection forms accurately and according to procedure
  • Operate forklift safely in trailers, warehouse, production floor, and around other workers
• People
  • Work as a motivated member of the Crescent team
  • Complete individually assigned tasks
  • Work well in a high-paced environment
  • Collaborate with other FLO’s, Line Leads, Shipping and Receiving, and Supervisors to complete tasks on time, resolve issues, and continuously improve
  • Learn tasks, layout, and customer requirements quickly
  • Operate warehouse management system
• Productivity
  • Operate forklift efficiently to maximize productive time
  • Communicate with Production to prioritize, pull, and stage inventory accurately and according to procedure
  • Efficiently load and unload trailers to maintain turnaround times for each dock appointment
  • Communicate with lead and supervisor to maintain workflow for assigned tasks
  • Consistently reach pallets-per-hour productivity standard
• Quality
  • Load trucks according to Crescent and customer requirements with consideration for weight, balance, and load security
  • Report all safety, quality, near misses, accidents, mistakes, and product damages accurately and according to procedures
  • Accurately verify and count items to be picked, staged, or loaded
  • Ensure the integrity of lot code is maintained through every product movement process
  • Maintain customer or inventory separation when required
• Customer Value
  • Handle customer-owned product with care and protect their brand
  • Work efficiently to provide on-time delivery for each customer request
  • Identify and participate in continuous improvement efforts
• Financial
  • Provide ideas to continually improve productivity, GMP’s, and RSW
  • Seek out means to remove sources of waste throughout the warehouse
  • Look for ways to increase sustainability
• Cultural Competencies
  • Do It Right: Ensure quality in products and services, monitor key ingredients impacting quality, and identify continuous improvement opportunities
  • Do It Safe: Adhere to safety and GMP requirements, be patient and aware of surroundings, and embrace a diverse and inclusive environment
  • Do It Well: Optimize resources, follow policies and procedures, communicate clearly, and demonstrate resilience in dealing with the unexpected

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Fast-paced environment requiring adherence to specific guidelines and instructions to meet productivity goals
• Ability to establish repetitious routines and be flexible to the flow of the business
• Frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Possess the necessary level of hand/eye coordination to safely operate industrial equipment

Skills

• Read instructions and perform simple math
• Confident decision-making and ability to ask for support
• Effective communication and active listening
• Self-motivated with a focus on achieving targets and eliminating waste
• Ability to accept and embrace change
• Analyze how information fits together and relates to tasks
• Break down problems into steps and produce logical, timely solutions
• Manage time effectively, schedule, and prioritize tasks according to daily demands

Systems Usage

• Pack Manager
• SAP

Performance Metrics and Trends

• Moves per hour
• Incidents and accidents
• Participation in Safety Observations
• Pack-Manager Data Entry accuracy
• Absenteeism
• On-time/timely task completion

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 2 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written communications

Preferred Qualifications

• Regulatory GMP manufacturing experience
• Lean manufacturing and continual process improvement experience

Success Criteria

• Operate safe, risk-free industrial equipment
• Achieve all productivity and quality targets
• Maintain an organized warehouse

Pay

$18.70 - $18.70 USD per hour