FORKLIFT OPERATOR-1

INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY•Belcamp, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Forklift Operator is responsible for operating a forklift truck to load and unload trucks. The role requires the individual to be a site leader in living and driving the Company Core Values and High-Performance Work Culture. This position involves moving finished units from manufacturing to the warehouse, emptying scrap and trash hoppers, and loading/unloading trucks. It also includes performing daily maintenance and safety assessments of forklifts, picking and staging customer loads and warehouse transfers accurately, ensuring paperwork is complete, and loading orders while avoiding damage. The operator must also maintain a clean work environment and follow company safety and GMP standards, including proper handling of hazardous waste.

Requirements

Must be able to safely and efficiently operate the lift at its maximum lift height (approximately 180”)
Availability for occasional overtime is a condition of employment
High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
Pass the Fork Truck Training certification course
Achievement of high school level math
Ability to read and speak English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondences
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute percent as well as draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Valid fork truck certification
Regularly required to use hands, fingers, to handle and/or feel, and talk and/or hear
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
Sometimes required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and smell
Must be able to climb stairs and ladders
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Must be able to operate the fork truck in a safe and expeditious manner so that there are no delays in the manufacturing or in the shipping operations

Responsibilities

Operate forklift to move finished units from manufacturing area to warehouse to load trucks as required
Operate forklift to empty scrap and trash hoppers
Operate forklift to load and unload trucks as required
Perform daily maintenance and Safety Assessment of assigned forklifts
Use defined system and process to pick & stage customer loads and warehouse transfers, achieving accurate reporting of items and quantities picked
Ensure paperwork is accurate, complete, and is turned in for processing
Load orders as required, avoiding damage in loading, shipping, and unloading at the final destination
Sweep, clean, pick-up trash, and general house cleaning
Follow Company personnel and product safety requirements including standards such as those from SQF and internal GMPs
Follow proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with State and Federal laws
Other duties as assigned