SUMMARY: This position distributes materials throughout the production floor while operating an industrial forklift truck. In addition, may ship and receive finished products, unfinished parts and supplies and raw materials in the absence of shipping and receiving staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Job functions include but are not limited to the following.
Ability to be certified to drive forklift
Perform assigned duties to ship finished products and receive raw materials, unfinished parts, and supplies (including weighing, assembling/palletizing goods on pallets, coordinating shipping schedules, loading and unloading trucks
Responsible for the storage and movement of materials in storage areas and process areas and to select and prepare products for shipment to customer
Stretch wrap pallets as required
Stage materials in an orderly manner in designated locations throughout the plant
Locate and stage materials for scheduled jobs at the machines or in the production staging area to ensure immediate availability for production to eliminate downtime, using F.I.F.O.
Keep warehouse and staging areas neat and organized
Wrap rolls in plastic to protect from elements, dust, and dirt
Ensure cardboard on pallets to secure rolls for transporting
Write incoming manifests
Perform cycle counts
Take monthly inventories
Operate a pallet jack
Empty dumpsters and trim racks
Take bad pallets to shipping for recycling/return to supplier
Gather and label/identify various scrap materials for recycling
Sweep floors in warehouse/staging areas for raw materials
Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follows prescribed safety instructions
Participate in ongoing CI and Focus improvement processes
Perform any additional duties as requested by supervision or management within the physical demands listed below
EDUCATION
High School Diploma or equivalent
Background / Experience
Minimum one-year experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience driving a forklift truck
Specific Skills/Physical Demands
This position has operations that require muscular coordination, proper lifting techniques and required lifting up to 75 pounds time to time. Hoist is available for use.
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, and bend
Climbing and descending forklift truck repetitively up to 9 hours a day
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The noise level in the working environment is usually loud (80-90 decibels) and employees are required to always wear hearing protection in the plant
The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to fumes and or airborne particles
3rd shift (10 pm to 6 am)
$2/hr shift premium
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Distribution and Supply Chain
Industries
Truck Transportation
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