Forklift Technician (NIGHTS)

Position Summary

Responsible for the safe operation of forklifts and other equipment to receive, stock, pick, load, transfer, and ship raw or finished products, and ensuring accurate and complete documentation of the same.

Responsibilities

• Uses sit-down and stand-up forklifts 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 a 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 out 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 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 the 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

• Education: High School diploma or GED is required.
• Certification: Requires forklift certification upon attainment of the position.
• Experience: Requires one to three years of warehousing experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication skills with the ability to follow verbal directions and written procedures to determine 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.
• Drive/operate forklifts for the majority of the work shift.
• Push/pull/lift/roll products from 5 to 600 pounds with a forklift.
• Work safely within tight deadlines.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary range: $36,000.00 - $58,000.00. Actual compensation takes into account geographic location, education, experience, qualifications, and job-related skills. Base pay is only one component of total rewards.
• Additional compensation: May include an annual performance bonus.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K match, and other wellness benefits.
• Overtime: Compensation provided for all overtime hours worked in accordance with state and federal law; overtime determined by management based on business necessity.