Forklift Operator

Responsibilities

• Drives propane or diesel-powered industrial Forklift equipped with lifting devices to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials throughout the grounds.
• Participates constructively to the movement and warehousing of products to ensure the Business Unit is able to meet customer requirements for superior products in the safest and service-oriented manner available.
• Safely operates and drives Forklift while controlling the movement of lifting apparatus;
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area or truck;
• Unloads and/or stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device;
• Inventories materials on work floor, tallies product and maintains stock rotation;
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device;
• Performs preoperational checks on forklifts and reports any and all service and operational concerns;
• Repackages material/units as necessary;
• Maintains work area housekeeping;
• Participates in the yearly inventory audit.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 6 months to 1-year related experience and/or training.
• Possess a current forklift operator’s license, or be able to provide proof of previous forklift operator’s license.
• Interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to operate a hand-held calculator.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and communicate.
• The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Regularly use arms and legs to get into and out of forklift multiple times a day.
• Use hands, wrists, and arms to operate forklift and use legs and feet to push forklift pedals.

Work Environment

• Employees may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, and vibration.
• Employees may occasionally work in elevated or high locations that may be considered precarious.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically loud.