04 - Forklift Operator

Celestica International LP•Fort Worth, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Forklift Operator provides task leadership and technical expertise to material handlers engaged in the timely, accurate movement and control of inventory. The role carries out receiving, shipping, counting, packaging, stock rotation, part identification, and shelf-life determination, and facilitates inventory movement within an assigned area. It balances personnel to minimize constraints affecting scheduled material output, monitors quality and quantity, leads the team toward group goals, audits transaction accuracy, compiles process reports, and identifies and documents processing problems and potential solutions. The position receives and processes incoming materials, including handling, inspection, labeling, and delivery; verifies receipts against purchase orders, bills of lading, and packing lists; and works with purchasing to resolve delivery or paperwork issues. It prepares finished goods and other items for shipment, maintains shipping supplies, verifies counts and part numbers, packs items, prepares documentation and labels, coordinates carrier pickups, records weights and shipping charges, and maintains shipment files. It also researches customer claims involving incorrect shipments, missing items, or defective products and enters transactions to correct errors. Work is guided by procedures and methods of varying complexity, with some discretion in choosing how to complete assignments. The role works under general supervision, uses judgment and initiative to resolve problems, and may provide functional guidance or demonstrate work methods to other employees. Duties are performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, machinery, temperature extremes, and hazardous substances, and may involve lifting, standing, repetitive motion, and other physical exertion.

Requirements

Four to five years of relevant experience.
Additional courses after high school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; educational requirements may vary by geography.
Knowledge of warehouse, distribution, inventory control, and shipping/receiving practices.
Knowledge of personal computers and ability to learn and use applications specific to the area.
Ability to maintain detailed and accurate records of material movement.
Basic math skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal customers.
Ability to operate warehouse equipment such as reel counters, scales, pallet jacks, and forklifts.
Ability to effectively lead personnel engaged in warehouse operations.
Specific certifications and/or licenses as required.

Responsibilities

Provide task leadership and technical expertise to material handlers responsible for inventory movement and control.
Perform receiving, shipping, counting, packaging, stock rotation, part identification, and shelf-life determination.
Facilitate timely and accurate inventory movement and control in the assigned area.
Balance personnel to minimize constraints that could affect scheduled material output.
Monitor quantity and quality output and lead the team toward group goals.
Audit transaction accuracy and monitor material handler performance.
Compile data and generate reports on process effectiveness.
Identify and document processing problems and propose solutions.
Receive and process incoming materials, including handling, inspection, labeling, and delivery.
Verify received items against purchase orders, bills of lading, and packing lists.
Work with purchasing to resolve inaccurate deliveries and delivery paperwork issues.
Visually inspect deliveries for loss or damage.
Prepare finished goods and other items for shipment; order and maintain shipping supplies.
Verify counts and part numbers, and prepare and pack items for shipment.
Prepare shipping documentation and labels.
Schedule and coordinate pickups for outgoing shipments and interact with freight carriers as needed.
Post weights and shipping charges and maintain detailed shipment files.
Research and validate customer claims about wrong shipments, missing shipment parts, or defective products.
Generate transactions to correct shipping or product errors.