Forklift Operator (1st Shift) starting at $21.25/hour

Graham Packaging Company•Prattville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging Company is hiring a Forklift Operator based in Prattville, Alabama. This is a first-shift position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Weekly pay starts at $21.25 per hour, and medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits with a company match are effective on the first day. Forklift Operators handle products and operate lift trucks to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. They supply production lines with materials such as knockdowns and dividers, move finished goods to the warehouse, maintain accurate material and production records, and assist production employees by providing break and lunchtime coverage. The position requires following safety, quality, equipment, and documentation procedures while coordinating with supervisors, warehouse personnel, and other lift truck operators. Limited travel may be required.

Requirements

At least one year of forklift experience is preferred.
Maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
Computer usage and typing skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including effective communication 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 given instructions, routines, and accepted practices.
Ability to communicate facts and information clearly, verbally and in writing.
Ability to collaborate with others, contribute proactively to group objectives, and volunteer to help colleagues.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of forklift experience.

Responsibilities

Follow established safety, health, quality, GMP, and company policies, procedures, and recognized practices.
Inspect the lift truck for safety and check its battery; report damage or malfunctions to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor; change batteries and add water as needed; record battery changes; and complete the lift truck status report.
Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other assigned activities.
Review the daily production schedule with the Shift Supervisor, supply production lines with needed materials, report low supplies, and return finished goods to their assigned warehouse locations.
Provide warehouse personnel with accurate information about unloaded, used, and produced materials.
Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales; notify warehouse personnel when a full load is ready; remove excess corrugated material from the mezzanine; empty the baler as required; and move full cardboard bales to their assigned warehouse location.
Maintain accurate records of materials used and produced and report them to warehouse personnel using the appropriate paperwork.
Move finished goods and materials on hold to assigned locations; store finished goods neatly at proper heights; and verify that finished goods removed from production have product-code tags.
Participate in physical inventory counts.
Supply each production line with the correct 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.
When production is limited, assist with stock-handler duties or trailer loading as needed.
Perform other material-handling tasks, including supplying hot-glue cases and color concentrate, replacing cold-glue totes, removing excess cases, supplying slip sheets, loading storage racks with gaylords, setting up rework and products on hold for quality control, relieving stock handlers, loading and unloading corrugated trailers, and sorting and isolating acceptable and unacceptable corrugated material.
Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists.
Follow procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and report damage on the line driver report.
Communicate shift and machine totals to the supervisor and coordinate with other lift truck operators about changes or problems, including damaged materials, damaged skids, and low inventories.
Complete required written documentation.
Relieve downstream teammates for breaks and lunches.
Use a forklift to move finished-product pallets to stretch-wrap machines and then to a staging area or specified warehouse location; complete the finished-goods report or worksheet.
Maintain supplies of corrugated material 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.