Clamp Truck Operator 2nd Shift

Pratt Industries•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

The Clamp Truck Operator safely operates and cares for the clamp truck while supporting corrugator production and warehouse operations. The role handles paper rolls, checks and records roll inventory and condition, maintains equipment and housekeeping, and assists with starch preparation, wastewater treatment, and production activities. The position is located in Fort Worth, Texas, with a shift from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; occasional Saturdays and overtime may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current Lift Truck/Clamp Truck Operator License.
Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.
Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy and calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rate using high-school-level math concepts.
Able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or graphic instructions and address problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities, product layouts and production specifications, product quality specifications, and quality standards.
Regularly able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
Able to meet the described physical demands, including regularly standing, walking, and talking or hearing; frequently using hands, reaching, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and occasionally sitting.
Vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
Prior industrial power truck or heavy equipment operating experience.

Responsibilities

Take paper rolls to the corrugator, taking butt rolls first, and record rolls on the appropriate forms.
Learn to read corrugator lineups.
Mark butt rolls with size, diameter, lineal footage, and grade before returning them to stock.
Unload rolls from trailers and/or rail cars and check and note physical damage.
Operate the clamp truck safely.
Complete a clamp truck inspection report at the beginning of each shift and submit maintenance work orders for needed repairs.
Keep the warehouse organized and clean.
Turn in roll stock tallies to the corrugator supervisor or Scheduling Department.
Maximize equipment utilization by operating machinery at available capacity and speed.
Follow the daily production schedule and recommend schedule optimizations to meet cost, quality, delivery, and service goals.
Assist the corrugator operator as instructed by supervision.
Make starch as needed according to the company formula.
Check viscosities on the corrugator and at the starch station as necessary, and accurately record the daily starch checklist.
Maintain the wastewater treatment facility.
Monitor inventory levels of starch and chemicals.
Read related MSDS and learn appropriate responses to emergency chemical spills or skin contact.
Assist in wet-end training of doublebacker and dry-end personnel.
Comply with company policies and procedures, including safety and good housekeeping.
Perform additional duties assigned by management.