Forklift Operator

PepsiCo • Lima, OH

31d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves unloading transport trucks delivering finished products to the warehouse and storing them in their designated spaces. The operator will also load empty pallets and plastic storage flats/shells for return to the manufacturing location, and position pre-made, multi-product pallets onto local delivery trucks. Housekeeping duties such as recycling plastic, mopping/sweeping, and ensuring cleanliness standards are also part of the position. A Forklift Driving Skills test must be passed.

Requirements

• 18 years or older; 21 years or older if Valid U.S. CDL Required
• Pass the physical capabilities test (if applicable)
• Must be able to pass Forklift Driving Skills test
• Valid U.S. CDL license (if required)
• Pass DOT physical and DOT Road Test (if applicable)
• Ability to communicate effectively in English if CDL required
• Lifting cases weighing from 20-45 pounds repeatedly throughout a long work period
• Carrying and lifting cases while reaching, bending, climbing, walking/standing to move product through warehouse

Nice To Haves

• Working in a high-speed manufacturing environment (e.g., team-oriented, deadline driven, high performance demands, fast-paced, etc.)
• Driving a forklift (e.g., performing basic operations such as driving forwards, driving backwards, lifting and lowering boom, maneuvering in tight areas without damaging product, etc.)
• Working with racking systems and loading/unloading pallets (e.g., pulling and placing pallets on/off vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically, etc.)
• Working with standards of operation (e.g., OSHA requirements on minimum/maximum speeds, signaling, putting products in appropriate areas, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift in a safe and orderly manner
• Receive and store incoming items according to warehouse standards
• Maintain a safe and orderly storage arrangement for all items handled
• Maintain cleanliness in assigned area (e.g. yard and warehouse)
• Reload route trucks promptly and safely
• Sort and store partial cases of products returned on route trucks
• Maintain records of daily check list (pre-trip inspections)
• Comply with GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES, safety, audit and food safety standards
• May be required to work with production equipment and associated technologies
• Meet performance/productivity standards
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Benefits

• Consideration for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed