Forklift Operator - 2nd Shift - Tipp City Plant

Abbott • Tipp City, OH

23h • $16 - $32 • Onsite

About The Position

The Forklift Operator works at Abbott Nutrition’s Tipp City, Ohio manufacturing facility. The role receives, stores, picks, and dispenses raw materials and finished products, coordinating their accurate and timely movement between warehouse inventory, production areas, and shipping destinations. The operator loads and unloads materials using a forklift and supports efficient shipping and receiving operations.

The position uses a Cambar radio-frequency inventory system, RF terminals, warehouse paperwork, and ship orders to manage inventory and shipping/receiving activities. It also maintains FIFO flow, verifies materials and documentation, delivers supplies to production lines, stages labels, cleans warehouse areas, reconciles inventory records, and follows label-control procedures.

The operator is accountable for personal safety, communicating and following up on safety and GMP concerns, and complying with applicable FDA, GMP, USDA, OSHA, and Abbott requirements. The listed work activities include prolonged sitting and standing, regularly handling weights above 20 pounds, wearing ear plugs, and working in clean-room and noisy environments.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience operating sit-down forklifts.
• Ability to lift and maneuver objects weighing 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of technical college computer operations courses.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritionals.
• Ability to make decisions based on awareness of area operations.
• Ability to deal with people under high pressure and in a constantly changing environment.
• Good written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and analytical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive, store, pick, and dispense raw materials and finished products.
• Coordinate the timely and accurate movement of materials from warehouse inventory to production areas and finished products to shipment destinations.
• Load and unload materials using a forklift.
• Use the Cambar radio-frequency inventory system to store, pick, or assemble finished products for shipment.
• Use ship orders, warehouse paperwork, and RF terminals for finished-product shipping and receiving.
• Maintain FIFO flow of finished products, including potentially operating a forklift with a push-pull attachment.
• Store, pick, or assemble raw materials, verifying commodity number, quantity, release status, and lot number.
• Check materials against packing lists, invoices, freight bills, and other documentation for accuracy and conformity.
• Deliver materials to production lines promptly, maintain FIFO flow of raw materials, and apply knowledge of raw-material and finished-product nomenclature.
• Clean raw-material and finished-goods warehouse areas.
• Stage labels in mobile security carts for production lines and complete the label-control portion of work orders.
• Maintain accurate records and reconcile inventory errors.
• Follow safety guidelines, communicate safety and GMP concerns to Plant Material Control/Columbus Distribution Center leadership, and follow up to ensure concerns are addressed.
• Supply materials to production lines and move product to and from dock areas to support shipping and receiving.
• Comply with applicable FDA (GMP), USDA, OSHA, and Abbott regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the quality system.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED