Forklift Material Handler

AAK•Louisville, KY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Forklift Material Handler picks up completed pallets from production lines and places them in the appropriate warehouse areas based on orders. The role hand-wraps pallets from the Shortening Line and Super Sacks line before storage, replaces supplies as needed, and charges the forklift before breaks and at the end of shifts. The position also supports warehouse order fulfillment, truck loading, inventory movement, receiving, and plant-wide safety and cost-control efforts.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Basic computer skills.
At least 3 years of experience operating a forklift in a warehouse environment.
Ability to operate a handheld scanner.

Responsibilities

Use the forklift horn, strobe lights, and other safety precautions to help prevent injuries.
Retrain on forklift equipment periodically or as needed.
Follow GMP policies and procedures, including requirements for safety glasses and seatbelts.
Identify high-risk safety and productivity issues and help remedy them.
Support plant-wide compliance with safety rules, and encourage reporting and correction of near misses.
Encourage employees to identify ways to improve safety and production processes and to work safely.
Pick up packaged product pallets from the production floor and transport them to the warehouse.
Transport Super Sacks from the line to the warehouse and wrap them for storage and transportation.
Wrap pallets of cases from the Shortening Line and transport them to the appropriate storage area.
Pull orders to meet customer needs and operate handheld scanners to pull customer orders.
Load trucks and move product to create inventory space.
Replace supplies as needed and charge the forklift before breaks and at the end of shifts.
Help in Receiving as needed.
Look for ways to save the company money, reduce rework through employee involvement and process improvement, follow process guidelines, and help control costs and minimize waste.

Benefits

Career paths, training and development, e-learning, and tuition reimbursement programs.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on the date of hire.
Health Savings Account with an annual AAK contribution of $1,000–$1,500.
401(k) plan with 100% match.
Free life and disability insurance.
Employee Assistance Program.
Supplemental pet insurance, identity theft protection, and legal insurance plans.
Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more.
On-site celebrations, events, and activities, and support for communities.
Amazon AwardCo recognition incentives for service and peer-to-peer recognition.