Forklift Operator

Position Summary

Job Responsibilities

• Operates Hi Lo safely in accordance with company and OSHA safety rules.
• Follows position Job Safety Analysis (JSA); wears required personal protective equipment.
• Assists with press efficiency by ensuring materials and finished products are moved in a timely manner based on production schedules.
• Cross trains on other positions within the plant as needed.
• Conducts operator level preventative maintenance on all assigned equipment according to preventative maintenance schedule.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of previous experience with a Hi Lo.
• Possess a mechanical aptitude; ability to use a large variety of hand tools and basic knowledge of power tools, forklifts, welding equipment, and cutting torch.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Additional Qualifications / Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
• 3+ years of previous experience preferred.
• Basic degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Basic analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.
• Basic verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
• Basic understanding and application of mathematical concepts.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and management.
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting.

Physical Aspects / Work Environment

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk, hear and see.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold & heat, risk of electrical shock, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment may be high.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.