Forklift Operator SW-Days

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Transfers products using an industrial forklift, hand lift or pallet jack in compliance with safety procedures, company, and USDA requirements.
• Stores and moves product using an industrial forklift, hand lift or pallet jack.
• Operates an electronic or hand operated pallet jack between departments, buildings, and grounds.
• Collects and delivers a wide variety of materials while adhering to established safety procedures.
• Delivers materials to work areas as directed from production supervisor, stacks materials in storage areas and loads/unloads shipments in trailer.
• Ensures product or equipment being moved is undamaged and handled in a safe manner.
• Performs routine servicing of equipment such as changing batteries, charging batteries, and checks tires.
• Identifies any mechanical problems or damage with the pallet jack and ensures the problems are reported to the supervisor for further inspection and repair.
• Detects and reports defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor.
• Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean, orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations.
• Completes and delivers daily and weekly reports to the floor supervisor.
• Participates as a member of the Team.
• Participates in ongoing development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members.
• Attends appropriate team meetings.
• As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
• Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.

Simmons Operating Systems Principles and Objectives

• Familiarity with Simmons' established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies).
• Understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position's role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

Physical Activities

• Must be able to move or lift up to 50 pounds of supplies anywhere from floor to shoulder level.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Std waterproof gloves
• Hearing protection
• Chemical resistant apron & gloves
• Face shield
• Reinforced toe footwear

Travel

N/A

Technical Experience

• Must be able to obtain and maintain forklift license and pallet jack license.

Industry Experience

Preference of poultry or food processing organization.

Minimum Education

N/A

Preferred Education

High School Diploma or GED.