Forklift Operator

About the role

Buffalo Rock is an award-winning Pepsi and Keurig Dr Pepper bottler founded in Birmingham, AL more than 123 years ago. The Forklift Operator is a key member of the Franchise Operations Team responsible for utilizing a forklift for general warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Required to load and unload trucks by hand or forklift.
• Required to move product in order to ensure correct rotation based on date coding.
• Required to validate BOL's against actual load, notifying Inventory Coordinator of any discrepancies.
• Required to verify load seal against the BOL.
• Required to ensure loads are properly wrapped by machine or hand.
• Required to build pallets accurately according to loading documents.
• Required to ensure current safety policies are adhered to by all transport drivers.
• Required to maintain and swap out electric batteries and/or propane tanks.
• Required to assist in product movement between warehouses as requested.
• Required to replenish product pick areas and keep these areas in product to endure the flow of the picking team.
• Required to keep product pick areas stocked, filled and rotated.
• Required to keep product stock areas organized, stocked, filled and rotated.
• Restock returned product.
• Required to park trucks and move vehicles as needed.
• Responsible for wearing all assigned safety equipment and observing safety rules.
• Affix to general housekeeping functions within the warehouse, offices and grounds.
• Required to complete other activities assigned by supervisor.

Competencies

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Other Requirements

• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth)
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Slip Resistant Shoes and any other PPE required as a result of a job hazard analysis.
• All tasks within the warehouse are physically demanding and labor-intensive. Employees within this role are required have the ability to: stand, walk, stoop, reach and climb up and downstairs throughout shift as well as the ability to work in a fast paced and warm environment, especially during summer months.