Baler Forklift Operator

Ardagh Group•Olive Branch, MS

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Baler ITO is responsible for maintaining and driving forklifts, moving product, equipment, or materials in the warehouse and in and out of trucks. This role involves operating an industrial truck with a lifting device to move, stack, tier, or transport materials. Responsibilities include loading and unloading materials, weighing products, and performing housekeeping activities in the warehouse. The operator will also handle scrap and spoilage at the baler, communicate product issues, and perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
Detail oriented
Familiar with Personal Protective Equipment
Prior experience in a fast-paced manufacturing facility

Responsibilities

Drives industrial truck with a lifting device to push, pull, lift, stack, tier or move products, equipment, or materials in the warehouse and in and out of trucks.
Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and controls movement of lifting apparatus.
Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over or around loaded pallets, skid, boxes products, or materials or hooks to tow trucks to trailer hitch, transports load to designated area.
Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
May inventory materials on work floor, and supply workers materials as needed.
Weighs materials or products and records weight in computer system, tags, labels, or production schedules.
Loads or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device.
May lubricate truck, recharge batteries, or replace liquefied gas tank.
Unload and restack cardboard on to other pallets, also may include top frames.
Perform housekeeping activities in the warehouse using broom, and occasionally a spider web duster.
Inspect chucks under trailer wheels, and also inspect chipboard and sort.
Operate automated baler system.
Handle and dump scrap or spoilage at baler.
Communicate issues with incoming product immediately and follow up.
Perform other duties as assigned