Fork Lift Operator
About The Position
This role involves operating a forklift to move materials within a production environment. The operator will be responsible for pulling accurate materials from stock, coordinating material flow to various production lines, and ensuring correct materials are used. The position requires advanced knowledge of schedules, SKUs, material cut requirements, and forklift safety procedures. The operator will also be responsible for stocking leftover materials and communicating with other departments. The work environment is mildly controlled, with potential for cold and heat, and moderate core dust. The job is fast-paced and requires a high degree of concentration and attention to detail.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of reading/interpreting schedules.
- Ability to distinguish what can be pulled from stock vs. profile required.
- Ability to pull accurate materials from main whose/storage trailers.
- Knowledge of material locations.
- Ability to direct core that requires cutting to the core saw and core requiring profiling to the routers.
- Ability to verify and ensure the core strips required for 7/0 & 8/0 doors are with the core materials brought to the lines.
- Ability to stock leftover materials/components.
- Ability to maneuver lift truck safely in tight spaces and recover/return materials to bins.
- Advanced knowledge of SKUs, material cut requirements, and coordinating material flow to/off routers, core saw, layup lines.
- Forklift knowledge and safety procedures.
- Knowledge of core types.
- Use of tape measures.
- Ability to pull core requirements.
- Forklift operating skills to load/unload, lift, move, place, stack raw materials and doors.
- Ability to navigate throughout plant, including populated and small areas.
- Ability to perform safety procedures.
- Ability to read/interpret schedules/tickets.
- Use measuring tape - to 16th.
- Flexibility to coordinate Hot Rush/Remake demands.
- Ability to constantly get on/off lift truck to manually lift/slide/flip materials or doors (max. 50 lbs.), bending, lifting, twisting.
- High degree of concentration and attention to details required consistently.
- Constant and clear communication with upstream and downstream departments is required.
Nice To Haves
- Workers will train for approximately 2 weeks in general production areas before starting to drive the forklifts.
Responsibilities
- Read and interpret schedules and distinguish what can be pulled from stock vs. profile required.
- Pull accurate materials from main whose/storage trailers.
- Know material locations and take core to layup lines.
- Direct core requiring cutting to the core saw and core requiring profiling to the routers.
- Verify and ensure core strips required for 7/0 & 8/0 doors are with the core materials brought to the lines.
- Stock leftover materials/components.
- Maneuver lift truck safely in tight spaces and recover/return materials to bins.
- Coordinate material flow to/off routers, core saw, and layup lines.
- Load/unload, lift, move, place, and stack raw materials and doors.
- Navigate throughout the plant, including populated and small areas.
- Perform safety procedures.
- Verify correct materials.
- Constantly get on/off lift truck to manually lift/slide/flip materials or doors (max. 50 lbs.), bending, lifting, twisting.
- Communicate constantly and clearly with upstream and downstream departments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
