Pallet Jack Operator SS- Dark Meat Debone Nights

About the Role

Collect and deliver products while adhering to company safety and quality procedures.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Delivers materials to work areas as directed by the production supervisor, stacks materials in storage areas, and loads shipments in trailers.
• Ensures product or equipment being moved is undamaged and handled in a safe manner.
• Identifies any mechanical problems or damage with the pallet jack and reports them to the supervisor for further inspection and repair.
• Completes and delivers daily and weekly reports to the floor supervisor.
• Participates as a member of the team in ongoing development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies.
• Coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members and attends appropriate team meetings.
• Fosters strong cohesiveness regarding major issues such as direction, annual plan, budget, and policy changes.
• Identifies areas lacking cohesiveness, brings them to the attention of the team leader, and works to resolve issues in a supportive manner.
• Reinforces actions needed to achieve synergy within the larger organization.
• Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g., quality, security, office environment, company policies).
• Understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with these systems and the role this position plays in supporting them.
• Considers the impact of individual actions on the systems and communicates concerns or improvement ideas.
• Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

Physical Activities

• Able to efficiently work in a plant environment.
• Regularly required to stand, reach, and move about the facility.
• Light to moderate physical effort required.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Uses required footwear, gloves, apron, hearing protection, hair net(s), and other protective equipment as needed or required.

Requirements

• Preferred experience in shipping and receiving, working with large moving equipment.
• Preference for experience in poultry or food processing organizations.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain company-issued pallet jack licenses.

We value military experience and welcome veterans to join our team.