Forklift Operator

Graham Packaging Company•Lexington, KY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging Company is seeking a Forklift Operator based in Lexington, Kentucky. This role combines product handling and lift-truck operation to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. The operator keeps production lines supplied with packaging and other materials, moves finished goods to warehouse locations, and records the locations and quantities of materials used and products stored. The role also supports production employees during breaks and lunch periods and may assist with stock-handler duties or trailer loading during limited production. The operator follows safety, health, quality, GMP, and company procedures; inspects and maintains the lift truck and its batteries; communicates inventory, equipment, and production information to supervisors and warehouse personnel; and completes required reports and records. Other duties include handling scrap and corrugated materials, participating in physical inventory, inspecting finished pallets for quality and packaging conformity, and performing other assigned related activities. Limited travel may be required.

Requirements

Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
Computer usage and typing skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
Ability to work independently and complete assignments within the parameters of instructions, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
Ability to communicate facts and information clearly.
Ability to collaborate, contribute proactively to group objectives, and volunteer to help others.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of forklift experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow established safety, health, quality, GMP, and company policies, procedures, and recognized practices.
Inspect the lift truck and battery, report malfunctions or damage, change batteries and add water as necessary, record battery-change times, and complete the lift truck status report.
Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned.
Review the daily production schedule with the Shift Supervisor, deliver materials to production lines, report low supplies, and move finished goods to assigned warehouse locations.
Provide warehouse personnel with accurate information about unloaded materials and materials used or produced.
Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales; notify warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load; remove excess corrugated and transport full cardboard bales to assigned warehouse locations.
Keep accurate records of materials used and produced and submit the required paperwork to warehouse personnel.
Move finished goods and other materials on hold to assigned locations; stack finished goods neatly and at proper heights; and verify that removed finished goods have product code tags.
Participate in physical inventory taking.
Supply production lines with knockdown cases, dividers, and pallets; move full pallets to the warehouse for trailer loading; and return unused cases and dividers to their proper warehouse locations.
Assist with stock-handler duties or load trailers when production is limited.
Perform supporting material-handling tasks, including bringing supplies to production areas, replacing glue totes, moving excess cases and slip sheets, loading storage racks with gaylords, setting up rework and products on hold for quality control, relieving stock handlers, and loading and unloading corrugated trailers.
Identify acceptable and unacceptable corrugated materials and isolate unacceptable materials.
Follow forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists.
Follow procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and record issues on the line driver report.
Communicate shift and machine totals, changes, problems, damaged materials or skids, and low inventories to supervisors and other lift truck operators.
Complete written documentation as required.
Relieve downstream teammates for breaks and lunches.
Move finished-product pallets to stretch-wrap machines, then to staging or specified warehouse locations, and complete finished-goods reports or worksheets.
Maintain corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine.
Visually inspect completed product pallets for quality and conformity with packaging instructions.
Travel when required; limited travel may be required.