Forklift Operator

What You Will Enjoy Doing

• Truck Drivers check-in
• Part of customer service to ensure shipping on time
• Preparing finished product to ship to the customer
• Adhere to performance standards in quality and quantity (checking for damages as well as count)
• Following warehouse receiving and shipping procedures
• Accurately records and stores raw material and finished goods in the warehouse
• Accurately handles and records all corrugated and plastic packaging products from receipt to storage and then to production
• Ensures good housekeeping within the warehouse
• Ensure adherence to all safety practices, including but not limited to Forklift and dock doors safety checklists
• Ensure usage of proper PPE
• Communicate any unsafe conditions or behavior
• Adherence to golden safety rules
• Material Handling: Loading and maintaining 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, troubleshooting, 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

What Makes You Great

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

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 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

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