Forklift Technician (DAYS)

Responsibilities

• Uses sit-down and stand-up forklift lifts to stock, pick, and transport pallets of raw/finished products in the warehouse, load/unload trucks, and transfer products.
• Utilizes a computerized system, which may include radio frequency, to maintain records of product movement in and out of the warehouse.
• Packs and weighs boxes of products and assigns appropriate methods of shipping in accordance with customer needs; prepares related documents.
• Manually restacks pallets, restacks raw material drums up to 600 pounds via rolling/pushing, and picks products from shelves (10 to 150 pounds) and loads them on the forklift.
• Checks forklift for safety and smooth operation daily (e.g., fluids, horns, backup lights).
• Operates wrapping machine to securely wrap boxes loaded on pallets; adjusts controls for tension, size, etc.
• Performs inventory duties, including counting, verifying, and checking documents to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Completes batch and other records and physically checks materials against records and inventory documents; fills weigh-out tags accurately and completely; and places quarantine stickers on vendor receipts.
• Enters data from various inventory and batch records into the computer, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Communicates with leads and supervisors on schedules and priorities to ensure smooth flow of correct materials into manufacturing and other areas in accordance with production schedules.
• Uses orders to locate and pull specific items from shelves and packs them for shipment; uses a forklift as necessary to move product.
• Performs a variety of other clerical duties in support of the department, including production of daily shipping paperwork, answering telephone and taking requests and messages, inventory control maintenance, preparation of miscellaneous pre-pack kits and other mailings, quarterly and other mailings, and incoming and outgoing deliveries and shipments.
• Performs all duties in compliance with safety rules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Forklift certification is required upon attainment of the position.
• Requires one to three years of warehousing experience.

Qualifications

• Have good communication skills with the ability to follow verbal directions and written procedures to determine the method of shipping.
• Ability to complete and maintain documentation logs and communicate via email and on the phone with others.
• Physical ability to reach, push, pull, and lift boxes weighing 5 to 600 pounds in raw material receiving, 5 to 300 pounds in component receiving, and 5 to 75 pounds in distribution with the use of powered industrial equipment.
• Basic arithmetic skills to count/balance numbers of products and perform routine calculations.