Forklift Driver
About The Position
At PWI, we believe our people are the driving force behind our success. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where employees are empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive. If you take pride in operating equipment safely, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting efficient warehouse operations, we'd love to hear from you. The Forklift Operator is responsible for safely transporting raw materials, finished goods, and inventory throughout the facility while supporting warehouse operations and production requirements. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product movement is accurate, timely, and compliant with all safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate is safety-focused, detail-oriented, and experienced operating various types of powered industrial equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing or warehouse environment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous forklift experience required, certification preferred
- Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed
- Basic reading, writing, and math skills
- While on the production floor in the plant you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant.
- Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs.
- It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses.
Nice To Haves
- certification preferred
Responsibilities
- Unloads trucks, examines incoming goods and signs for incoming goods, noting any discrepancies.
- Reviews bills of lading to determine what is to be shipped.
- Stages products and supplies before trucks arrive, including restacking damaged or partial pallets as needed.
- Loads trucks with forklift and by hand if needed.
- Cleans and organizes the warehouse in an efficient manner.
- Communicates with shipping personnel, shift supervisors, regarding problems, product information, etc.
- Understands and performs proper pallet tag, lot number recording procedures.
- Able to work in a fast paced environment in a safe manner
- Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations.
- Meets food safety and quality objectives and the requirements of the SQF System.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
