Mentor Trainee Forklift Operator - Dryers - Graveyard - Springfield Plywood

Swanson Group • Springfield, OR

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position inspects, bands, and tags units of dry veneer and works closely with forklift operators. The Dryer Forklift is responsible for using a forklift to load veneer onto the dryer infeed's, maintaining the flow of production, and performing daily pre-operation inspections on the forklift. The role also involves staging units, removing production tags and stickers, ensuring units are correctly graded before transport, and scanning tickets for inventory purposes. Workers may be required to rotate to different positions for cross-training or to assist with production, and may also assist co-workers or maintenance personnel with basic maintenance and upkeep of machinery.

Requirements

• Must be a trained and authorized forklift driver.
• Must be able to transfer veneer in an efficient, responsible, and highly organized manner.
• Organization and time management skills are required.
• Must be constantly aware of his/her surroundings.
• Forklift operator communicates with others via face-to-face communication.
• Work with little supervision.
• Must be self-directed in identifying and efficiently completing each next task.
• Always use our 14-step lockout/tagout procedure before doing any maintenance, clearing jams, or getting into machinery for any reason; be aware of stored energy.
• Always use proper body mechanics (ex: don’t overreach, get help as needed to push loads out).
• Use proper PPE (gloves, eye protection, hearing protection).
• Be aware of and always communicate with your co-worker (ex: forklift driver).
• Will be required to read and write during safety training.

Nice To Haves

• The worker may be required to rotate to different positions for cross training purposes or to facilitate production.
• Assist Co-Workers or maintenance personnel in basic maintenance and upkeep of machine.

Responsibilities

• Use forklift to load veneer onto the dryer infeed’s. Maintain flow of production.
• Helps green end jitney driver as needed
• Perform daily pre-operation inspections on the forklift
• Stage units, remove production tags and stickers from units being loaded onto machine centers.
• Make sure units coming off outfeed of dryer 2 are marked the correct grade before transport.
• Scan tickets of units into associated barcoded bay for inventory purposes.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed