Forklift Operator starting at $21.25/hour

Graham Packaging Company•Altavista, VA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Forklift Operator based in Altavisa, VA. The opening is for a schedule of 7:00 pm - 7:00 am, working 4 days one week and 3 days the next. Forklift Operators perform a combination of product handling and lift truck operating duties to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. They supply production lines with an efficient flow of materials, such as knockdowns and dividers, and move finished goods to the warehouse. This role requires accurate and legible completion of line driver reports detailing locations and quantities of raw materials used and finished goods stored. Additionally, Forklift Operators assist production line employees by covering breaks and lunchtime periods. The primary duties involve following all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices. This includes performing safety lift truck inspections and battery checks, reporting any equipment malfunctions or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor, changing lift truck batteries and adding water when necessary, and keeping records of battery changes. Participants are expected to engage in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. They will review the daily production schedule with the Shift Supervisor, bring necessary materials to production lines, and notify the supervisor of low material stock. Removing finished goods from production lines and transporting them to assigned warehouse locations is also a key responsibility. Providing accurate information on unloaded materials and materials used or produced to warehouse personnel is essential. The role also involves removing, storing, and unitizing production scrap bales, informing warehouse personnel when a full load is ready, removing excess corrugated from the mezzanine, and emptying the baler as required. Taking full bales of cardboard scrap from the baler to the assigned warehouse location and maintaining accurate records of materials used and produced, reporting them in appropriate paperwork, are also part of the duties. Finished goods and other materials on hold must be removed to their assigned locations, with finished goods stored neatly and at proper height, ensuring all removed items have a product code tag. Participation in physical inventory taking is required. The operator will keep each production line supplied with proper knock down cases, dividers, and pallets, taking full pallets to the warehouse for trailer loading and returning unused cases and dividers to their proper warehouse locations. On limited production, duties may extend to stock-handler tasks or trailer loading. Specific tasks include bringing hot glue cases to the mezzanine, bringing color concentrate to lines, replacing cold glue totes, removing excess cases from the production floor, bringing slip sheets to the production floor, loading storage racks with gaylords, setting up rework, setting up units of product on hold for Q.C., relieving stock handlers, loading and unloading corrugated trailers, and identifying and isolating good corrugated from bad. Following established forklift procedures and completing required safety and maintenance checklists are mandatory. Procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials must be followed, and reported on the line driver report. Communication with the supervisor regarding shift and machine totals reports, and with other lift truck operators regarding changes or problems, is crucial. Completing written documentation as required and assisting in relieving downstream teammates for breaks and lunches are also expected. The role involves using the forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines and staging areas, or to specified warehouse locations, and completing finished goods reports or worksheets. Maintaining supplies of corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine and visually inspecting all completed pallets for quality and conformity to packaging instructions are also key responsibilities. Limited travel may be required.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year forklift experience preferred.
Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
Computer usage and typing skills are essential.
Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
Communicates effectively: conveys facts and information clearly both verbally and orally.
Collaborates well with others: proactively contributes to group objectives; volunteers to help others.

Responsibilities

Follow all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
Perform a safety lift truck inspection and battery check and report any equipment malfunctioning or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor.
Change lift truck batteries and add water when necessary; keep record of time batteries are changed.
Fill out lift truck status report.
Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned.
Review daily production schedule with Shift Supervisor, brings materials to the production lines when needed to execute schedule and notify supervisor of any materials running low.
Removes finished goods from production lines, back to assigned warehouse locations.
Provide accurate information of unloaded materials as well as materials used or produced to warehouse personnel.
Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales and informs warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load.
Remove excess corrugated from mezzanine and empties baler as required.
Take full bales of cardboard scrap from baler to assigned location in the warehouse.
Maintain accurate records of materials being used and produced, and reports them in appropriate paperwork, back to warehouse personnel.
Remove finished goods and other materials in hold to assigned location.
Store finished goods stacked neatly and in proper height.
Verify that all finished goods removed from the production area must have a product code tag.
Participate in physical inventory taking.
Keep each production line supplied with the proper knock down cases, dividers, pallets and when each pallet is full take that pallet to the warehouse for loading on the trailer; and takes unused cases and dividers back to the warehouse to the proper location.
On limited production, may assist in stock-handler duties or load trailers as needed.
Bring up hot glue cases to the mezzanine, brings color concentrate to the lines, replaces cold glue tote, removes excess cases from production floor, brings slip sheets to production floor, loads storage racks with gaylords, set up rework, set up units of product on hold for Q.C., relieves stock handlers, loads and unloads corrugated trailers, identifies good corrugated from the bad and isolates it.
Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists.
Follow established procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and report them on line driver report.
Communicate with supervisor regarding shift totals and machine totals reports and with other lift truck operators regarding any changes or problems that arise, including damaged materials, damaged skids, or low inventories.
Complete written documentation as required.
Assist in relieving downstream teammates for breaks and lunches.
Use forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines to stretch wrap them and to staging area after wrapping, or to specify warehouse location.
Completes finished goods report or worksheet.
Maintain supplies of corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine.
Visually inspect all completed pallets of product for quality and conformity to the packaging instructions to ensure quality at the source.