Forklift Operator

Europastry USA•Laurens, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Wenner Bakery, part of Europastry, is seeking a motivated and experienced Forklift Operator. This role involves operating various types of forklifts and related equipment to move, stack, and transport products and materials within the facility. The position requires adherence to all safety regulations, company policies, and GMP standards. The operator will be responsible for tasks such as loading and unloading materials, recording inventory transactions, and ensuring equipment is maintained and reported for any issues. A good working knowledge of the SQF code is also required.

Requirements

Drives battery operated industrials truck such as stand up & 3 wheel sit down trucks, and the ride on electric jack equipment with lifting devices such as forklift, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, or materials.
Must be able to operate stand-up forklifts
Good working knowledge of the SQF code.

Responsibilities

Follows all safety regulations established by the company.
Follows all company policies.
Follows all GMP regulations.
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 secures to transport load to designated area.
Supplies route drivers, loads trailers, and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
Transports stock to new freezers by means of drexel.
Records and sorts shipments according to Shipping schedule.
Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
Recharges batteries, fills tank, and checks equipment before and after use.
Observes all safety regulations established by the company, OSHA, or DOT and all applicable laws.
Checks equipment and reports any problems to maintenance personnel.
Informs supervision of any problems that may arise in the transportation, loading or unloading of materials, or equipment.
Assists other forklift operators Level 1 in loading, unloading or transporting of products or materials.
Records all inventory transactions on put away or let down sheets as determined by job function.
Records pertinent information on assigned pick slips. Identifies any changes on the pick slips or let down sheet.
Meets company standards pertaining to quantity and quality of work performed on an ongoing basis.
Performs all work-related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all Company policies and procedures.
Adheres to Company policies, procedures, and directives regarding standards of workplace behavior in completing job duties and assignments.
Follows all Company Safety policies, as well as all GMP regulations and all lock-out/tag-out requirements according to OSHA requirements.
Recognizes, prevents, and alleviates food safety hazards.