Forklift Operator/ Material Handler 1st Shift
About The Position
The Forklift Operator/Material Handler provides internal and external customers with the proper product, delivered on time and to the correct location, while ensuring inventory levels are accurate and maintained. The role safely operates a liquefied-gas or electric-powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices. The position involves moving and stacking materials, supplying workers with materials, loading and unloading products, recording material weights, and maintaining the equipment’s power supply. The employee follows safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements; participates in required training and continuous-improvement activities; and helps contain suspect or defective material to prevent further processing. This is a first-shift position at the company’s plant in Cusseta, Alabama.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Able to stand for 8–10 hours per day and perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform duties safely and effectively, including following work instructions, safety procedures, and company communications.
- High school diploma or GED.
- One month of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to work full time, up to 12 hours per day, including Saturdays and Sundays.
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal workplace instructions.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to drive safely.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Demonstrates high performance standards, accountability, thoroughness, accuracy, reliability, honesty, and integrity.
- Works constructively to resolve conflict, maintains positive working relationships, uses feedback to improve, and collaborates by sharing information and knowledge.
- Works with urgency to meet customer needs and maintains the experience, skills, and knowledge needed to perform job responsibilities.
- Approaches change constructively and as a learning opportunity.
- Reports to work as scheduled, ensures coverage when absent, takes breaks and lunches on time, and uses time wisely.
Nice To Haves
- Previous material handling work experience.
- Previous Hilo driving experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide customers with the proper product, delivered on time and to the proper location.
- Ensure inventory levels are accurate and maintained.
- Safely operate a liquefied-gas or electric-powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices.
- Comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
- Participate in needs analysis and scheduled training and educational programs.
- Participate in independent objective auditing activities when requested and support continuous-improvement activities.
- Stop work when appropriate and contain suspect or defective material or services to prevent further processing.
- Operate truck controls to drive and move the lifting apparatus.
- Position forks or other lifting devices around loads and transport them to designated areas.
- Unload and stack material by raising and lowering the lifting device.
- Inventory materials on the work floor and supply workers with materials as needed.
- Weigh materials or products and record weights on tags, labels, or production schedules.
- Load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting devices.
- Recharge batteries or replace liquefied-gas tanks.
- Move within or between work areas to support plant flow and rotate through job responsibilities.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): annual company shares provided to employee-owners as an additional retirement benefit.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
