Forklift Operator (1st Shift)

Position Summary

Crescent FLO’s are responsible for moving materials and providing logistics services in a safe and efficient manner.

About the Role

The FLO’s processes will operate as outlined in the Crescent Way - 3 P’s: Purpose, Process, People. The role is built on the company's culture of Doing it Right, Doing it Safe, and Doing it Well.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Safety
• Read, understand, and follow the Doing it Safe Playbook.
• Maintain a valid and current OSHA certification.
• Understand and comply with all safety requirements.
• Ensure 100% completion rate of pre-shift checklists that are accurate and according to procedure.
• Maintain OSHA certification validity and current status.
• Do not walk by any unsafe act or behavior.
• Maintain a clean and organized warehouse.
• Complete trailer inspection forms accurately and according to procedure.
• Operate forklift in a safe manner in trailer, warehouse, production floor, and around other workers.
• People
• Motivated member of the Crescent team.
• Ability to work and complete individually assigned tasks.
• Work well in high-paced environments.
• Work closely with other FLO’s, Line Leads, Shipping and Receiving, and Supervisors to complete tasks on time, resolve issues, and continuously improve.
• Ability to learn tasks, layout, and customer requirements quickly.
• Ability to 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 to ensure efficient line operation.
• Efficiently load and unload trailers to maintain turnaround times for each dock appointment.
• Communicate with lead and supervisor to maintain good 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.
• Able to 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 be a part of continuous improvement efforts.
• Financial
• Provide ideas to continually improve productivity, GMP’s, and RSW.
• Continually seek out means to remove sources of waste throughout the warehouse.
• Look for ways to increase sustainability.
• Cultural Competencies
• Do It Right
• Do It Safe
• Do It Well

Qualifications

• Education & Experience:
• 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
• Lever manufacturing and continual process improvement experience