Forklift Operator - 1st Shift (4 Day/10 Hour)

SOUTHERN CHAMPION TRAY LLC•Fairfield, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include: Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships. Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers, and the community. Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth. Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: Performs the shipping and receiving functions as directed including safely handling and transporting raw material, finished goods and miscellaneous supplies including receiving, unloading, staging and shipping of material goods. Supplies the manufacturing teams with raw material and other supplies as needed for production. Responsible for handling finished and unfinished inventory and performing proper warehouse management functions such as scanning, wrapping, stacking labeling and other related warehouse activities. Works with the transfer process regarding unloading and loading trailers, put away, audits, scanning, layout compliance, wrapping, stacking, collecting damaged product, labeling, and other related activities as they pertain to finished and unfinished inventory and housekeeping. SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Minimum of six months experience and the ability to successfully pass the certification to operate a forklift
Must have basic computer skills and possess the ability to utilize software.
Must have the ability to read and understand documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English.
Must be able to understand and speak clearly, communicate, and understand directions in English as needed.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of directly related warehouse, shipping and forklift experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Safely load and unload trailers from third-party vendors and carriers in accordance with required SCT Safety Procedures and policies while consistently inspecting quality, quantity, and condition of all shipments; record activity as instructed in inventory system or by completion of paperwork.
Consistently engage in proactive safety behaviors to identify safety hazards related to performing your job duties or the job duties of others.
Load trailers accurately with regard to proper sequence, products, and weight distribution.
Responsible for safely transferring and storing raw materials, finished goods and supplies to and from the trucks to the warehouse.
Safely and efficiently transfer and stage materials to the appropriate manufacturing area to supply materials needed for production.
Safely handle and transfer products from the manufacturing area to the finished goods area.
Verify all pallets and material received including the information needed for labeling; consistently perform quality checks to identify any discrepancies with the total count of material received; resolve receiving discrepancies or notify Supervisor immediately.
Ensure pallets are stacked properly at all times; restack pallets that have fallen in the warehouse or during the transfer process.
Safely operate forklift and other material handling equipment in a consistent manner in accordance with SCT forklift training guidelines and SCT Safety Procedures.
Cross train on related departmental equipment specific to the location such as wrap machine, roll clamp truck, or corrugated sheet machine.
Perform daily forklift checklist and routine maintenance on equipment including cleaning equipment and audits, report mechanical problems, as well as maintenance or safety issues with your equipment immediately.
Maintain order in the warehouse storage areas and in accordance with proper inventory layout.
Maintain the cleanliness of your work areas, keeping them safe swept, clean and free of debris including the completion of daily, weekly, monthly housekeeping responsibilities; ensure work area is clean prior to arrival of incoming shift and in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Assist with training new or existing team members in accordance with training guidelines and SCT safety procedures.
Regularly perform routine and daily housekeeping responsibilities in adherence to company safety and regulatory compliance.
Load the trailers accurately ensuring proper sequence, correct products, and weight distribution.
Perform administrative functions in Warehouse / Production system including printing packing slips, scanning documents, Bill of Ladings (BOL) and load assignments.
Participate and actively engage in training to adopt new procedures and technology implemented to increase the efficiency and the safety of the operation.
Assist department to backfill and support other areas of shipping and warehouse department as needed.