Forklift Operator - Nights - Seasonal

PepsiCo•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves unloading transport trucks delivering finished products to the warehouse and storing them in their designated space. It also includes loading empty pallets and plastic storage flats/shells for return to the manufacturing location, and positioning pre-made, multi-product pallets onto local delivery trucks. The position may also include housekeeping duties such as recycling plastic, mopping/sweeping, and ensuring cleanliness standards. A key requirement is the ability to pass a Forklift Driving Skills test.

Requirements

18 years or older; 21 years or older if Valid U.S. CDL Required
Pass the physical capabilities test (if applicable)
Must be able to pass Forklift Driving Skills test
Valid U.S. CDL license (if required)
Pass DOT physical and DOT Road Test (if applicable)
Ability to communicate effectively in English if CDL required
Lifting cases weighing from 20-45 pounds repeatedly throughout a long work period
Carrying and lifting cases while reaching, bending, climbing, walking/standing to move product through warehouse

Nice To Haves

Forklift experience
Working in a high-speed manufacturing environment (e.g., team-oriented, deadline driven, high performance demands, fast-paced, etc.)
Driving a forklift (e.g., performing basic operations such as driving forwards, driving backwards, lifting and lowering boom, maneuvering in tight areas without damaging product, etc.)
Working with racking systems and loading/unloading pallets (e.g., pulling and placing pallets on/off vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically, etc.)
Working with standards of operation (e.g., OSHA requirements on minimum/maximum speeds, signaling, putting products in appropriate areas, etc.)

Responsibilities

Operate a forklift in a safe and orderly manner
Receive and store incoming items according to warehouse standards
Maintain a safe and orderly storage arrangement for all items handled
Maintain cleanliness in assigned area (e.g. yard and warehouse)
Reload route trucks promptly and safely
Sort and store partial cases of products returned on route trucks
Maintain records of daily check list (pre-trip inspections)
Comply with GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES, safety, audit and food safety standards
May be required to work with production equipment and associated technologies
Meet performance/productivity standards
Regular, reliable, predictable attendance