Forklift Operator Production

Lamb Weston

4d • Onsite

About The Position

In this Forklift Operator Production role, you will receive instructions from the warehouse lead and utilize the knowledge of plant and warehouse operating procedures to expeditiously and effectively carry out assignments. If needed, Lamb Weston will train you to be certified to drive a forklift. This includes driving a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift and clamps to lift, stack, tier or move products, equipment, or materials. You will also efficiently maintain supplies to production as well as transfer packaged product to cold storage areas.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• One month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Must possess valid driver’s license
• A Forklift Certification is required, however, if you do not have this certification, Lamb Weston will provide training and certification
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English
• Ability to write routine reports and fill out forms in English
• Ability to speak effectively with other employees in the organization in English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Also must be able to memorize product codes, labels and bulk lot numbers
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Required to sit and use hands/ fingers to feel objects, tools, or controls
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms to climb or balance
• Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for job actions and procedures
• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties
• Ability to operate work related equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Exposure to manufacturing environments: loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, humidity, oils, smells and allergens
• Exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Freezer Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Plant Operation
• Climbing to various heights via stairs or ladders on a regular basis
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Responsibilities

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
• Knows safety rules and regulations for lift truck operation
• Inspects the lift truck prior to operation and reports any deficiency
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Understand information is on the manifest tickets and how this information applies to their responsibilities
• Understand the procedure for “First In First Out” procedures
• Loads and unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device as needed
• Maintains bulk repacks
• Reports all equipment failures and mechanical problems to appropriate personnel
• Completes forms in accurate, timely and legible manner and can identify cases, labels, cuts, colors, catalog numbers, day codes and acceptable case conditions
• Knows procedures for battery changes
• Any other task as directed by Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Lead or Team Leaders
• Will rotate through all positions and roles listed:
• Load Out Lock out-tag out procedures for dock locks
• Knows procedures for unloading and loading Semi-trailers
• Keeps the loading dock clear
• Knows procedures for loading and unloading rail cars
• Keeps area clean
• Stages product to be loaded
• Prepares Paperwork
• Use computer to scan tickets for loads
• Able to operate the “Push Pull” attachment
• Waste Driver Supplies DM, batter, SAPP, condiment, and sugars for processing
• Removes filled waste carts and totes from the plant areas
• Empties out waste carts and totes into waste hopper
• Sanitizes waste carts, wastes totes, and lift truck as needed
• Keeps waste area clean and organized
• Knows FIFO procedures
• Freezer Driver Maintains sanitation duties in the freezer
• Transports finished goods or tote product to or from zero degree cold storage bays in warehouse and able to withstand cold storage temperatures for extended periods
• Stacks good or restricted cased product and supplies rework with restricted product
• Communicates with manifestor on what inventories, and which items to blend, to rework, and which items to put away in the freezer
• Communicates when bay transfers are needed, and which bay to transfer to
• Monitors freezer rollers and keeps them from backing up the lin
• Removes hand stacked pallets from the hand palletizing area
• Replaces cases opened by Q.A.
• Bulk Driver Sorts and stacks excess bulk and supplies packaging with bulk blend
• Supplies pallets to the palletizing area
• Sort the Bulk Return bulk to freezer
• Tote Room Driver Supplies totes to add back machines
• Monitors tote room activities and supplies empty totes, and remove filled totes
• Assists palletizer operator with loading pallets in pallet dispenser as needed
• Maintains adequate empty totes for all bulkoff stations
• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment
• Changes batteries on lift truck when required

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees