Equipment Operator - Entry

Louis Dreyfus Company•Memphis, TN

About The Position

Louis Dreyfus Company is hiring an Equipment Operator to drive a liquefied gas industrial truck equipped with lifting devices and move, lift, and stack products, equipment, and materials. The operator also scans cotton bales and uses tablets and scanners to support accurate work procedures and data exchange. The position is accountable for the accuracy and completeness of assigned duties and has no supervisory responsibilities. Work is performed in typical warehouse conditions inside and outside buildings, frequently near moving mechanical parts and with possible exposure to fumes and cotton dust. The role requires standing, walking, sitting, handling tools and controls, reaching, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting or moving loads. Employees regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. The company describes a dynamic international environment and career development opportunities. It offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) with company match, family-friendly benefits, paid time off, and paid holidays. Flexible work is available for some roles.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Forklift certificate required.
One to three years of related experience or training.
Ability to read, write, and interpret documents.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors or employees and apply common sense and problem-solving.
General knowledge of barcode scanners and tablets.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet the position's physical demands, including standing, walking, sitting, handling objects or controls, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
Required vision abilities include close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.

Responsibilities

Operate a liquefied gas industrial truck and control its movement and lifting apparatus using levers and pedals.
Position clamps around cotton bales, pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transport loads to designated areas.
Unload and stack materials by raising and lowering lifting devices and operating clamping and grappling devices.
Inventory materials on the work floor.
Pull orders accurately using a tag list of bale numbers.
Scan bales using tablets and scanners to support accurate and efficient procedures and data exchange.
Load and unload materials onto or off trailers, conveyor belts, scales, pallets, skids, lifting devices, or railcars.
Replace and/or refuel the liquefied gas tank.
Perform other related responsibilities as required.