Forklift Operator

What You Will Be Doing

• Truck Drivers check-in.
• Part of customer service to ensure shipping on time.
• Preparing finished product to ship to customer.
• Adheres to performance standards in quality and quantity (Checking for damages as well as count).
• Following warehouse and shipping procedures.
• Accurately records and stores finished goods in the warehouse.
• Accurately handles and records all corrugated products from receipt to storage and then to production.
• Ensures good housekeeping within the warehouse.
• Ensures adherence to all safety practices like but not limited to: Forklift and dock doors safety check lists.
• Ensures usage of proper PPE.
• Communicate any unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Adheres to golden safety rules.
• Performance Measurements: 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). Number of Accidents.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in general warehousing, manufacturing or distribution preferred.
• Experience with Fork Lift/Clamp Truck machinery preferred.

Competencies

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

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is:
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Benefits

• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays