Forklift Operator

About the role

Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands. ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Check-in trucks part of customer service to ensure shipping on time
• Prepare finished product to ship to the customer
• Adhere to performance standards in quality and quantity (checking for damages as well as count)
• Follow warehouse receiving and shipping procedures
• Accurately record and store raw material and finished goods in the warehouse
• Accurately handle and record all corrugated and plastic packaging products from receipt to storage and then to production
• Ensure good housekeeping within the warehouse
• Ensure adherence to all safety practices, including but not limited to Forklift and dock doors safety checklists
• Communicate any unsafe conditions or behavior
• Adhere to golden safety rules
• Material Handling: Load and maintain material levels to ensure continuous production flow
• Quality Checks at the Line: Conduct quality checks for pallets to ensure proper labeling and packaging integrity before shipment or storage
• Dunnage Sorting/Returned Packaging: Ensure all dunnage is sorted, cleaned, and organized before reintroduction into production
• AGV Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor AGV operations, troubleshoot, and handle errors promptly to maintain uninterrupted workflow
• System and Data Interaction: Operate a PC to input and track data, use handheld scanners and warehouse management systems for inventory accuracy and traceability, record shipping, receiving, and material movement information in Alpla Systems

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Experience in general warehousing, manufacturing, or distribution preferred
• Experience with Forklift/Clamp Truck machinery preferred
• Basic computer literacy, including the ability to use Excel and warehouse management software
• Experience using handheld scanners for inventory tracking preferred
• Safety awareness and quality consciousness

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, reach with hands and arms
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs, occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 lbs
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Sit
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Performance Metrics

• Number of Accidents, Near Misses, Observations of unsafe conditions/behaviors
• Inventory Accuracy
• Cycle Counting targets
• Warehouse Inspection Score (safety and housekeeping)
• On-time deliveries
• Reports
• Correct Shipment (correct quantity/right time)

Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Truck Drivers check-in Part of customer service to ensure shipping on time Prepare finished product to ship to the customer Adhere to performance standards in quality and quantity (checking for damages as well as count) Follow warehouse receiving and shipping procedures Accurately record and store raw material and finished goods in the warehouse Accurately handle and record all corrugated and plastic packaging products from receipt to storage and then to production Ensure good housekeeping within the warehouse Ensure adherence to all safety practices, including but not limited to Forklift and dock doors safety checklists Communicate any unsafe conditions or behavior Adherence to golden safety rules Material Handling: Load and maintain material levels to ensure continuous production flow Quality Checks at the Line: Conduct quality checks for pallets to ensure proper labeling and packaging integrity before shipment or storage Dunnage Sorting/Returned Packaging: Ensure all dunnage is sorted, cleaned, and organized before reintroduction into production AGV Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitor AGV operations, troubleshoot, and handle errors promptly to maintain uninterrupted workflow System and Data Interaction: Operate a PC to input and track data, use handheld scanners and warehouse management systems for inventory accuracy and traceability Record shipping, receiving, and material movement information in Alpla Systems

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Experience in general warehousing, manufacturing, or distribution preferred
• Experience with Forklift/Clamp Truck machinery preferred
• Basic computer literacy, including the ability to use Excel and warehouse management software
• Experience using handheld scanners for inventory tracking preferred
• Safety awareness and quality consciousness

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, reach with hands and arms
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs, occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 lbs
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Sit
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Performance Metrics

• Number of Accidents, Near Misses, Observations of unsafe conditions/behaviors
• Inventory Accuracy
• Cycle Counting targets
• Warehouse Inspection Score (safety and housekeeping)
• On-time deliveries
• Reports
• Correct Shipment (correct quantity/right time)

Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

Equal Opportunity Employer

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.