Production Worker / Forklift Driver

Schedule

8 hour rotating shifts (rotates between 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts – your days off rotate as well)

Job Description

• Maintains supply of pallets, tier sheets, shrouds, strapping, and other material required for palletizing and strapping ware.
• Checks for proper application of straps around pallet loads (bulk and cased); places string ties and manually straps when required.
• Operates hi-lift tractor to transport and store materials and loads.
• Operates automatic palletizer, and automatic strapping machine, to prepare loads of ware.
• Unjams strapping machine and automatic palletizers as required.
• Straights loads, replaces bottles, discards damaged bulking materials, straightens and unjams pallets in hopper. Checks load integrity.
• Takes roll of strapping material (60 lbs) to area, remove and replace spool of strapping material.
• Checks strapper tension with tension meter to make sure load is secured.
• Using forklift serves and make sure all shops are supplied with pallets, tier sheets, frames.
• Secures and transport resort loads as required.
• Checks oil level in VFC regulators of automatic palletizers.
• Places rolls of wrap on stretch-wrapper as required. Manually operates stretch wrapper if out of automatic mode.
• Identify problems with equipment; may very minor adjustments and reports malfunction of equipment to Foreman or other designated employee.
• May manually palletize loads when automatic equipment malfunctions.
• Applies bar code tickets to production units. Checks for proper printing on carton flaps.
• Fills forklift with fuel and fill out mobile equipment inspection sheet for maintenance.
• Performs clean-up and good housekeeping duties.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age.
• High School Graduate or GED.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Must be able to work a rotating schedule, with weekend and holiday requirements.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations