Forklift Operator

Europastry USA•Town of Brookhaven, NY

78d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Wenner Bakery, part of Europastry, is seeking a motivated and experienced Forklift Operator. This role involves operating battery-operated industrial trucks, including stand-up and 3-wheel sit-down trucks, and electric pallet jacks with lifting devices to move, stack, and transport products and materials. The position requires adherence to all safety regulations, company policies, and GMP regulations. Responsibilities include operating forklifts, positioning loads, supplying route drivers, loading trailers, stacking materials, transporting stock, recording shipments, and performing routine equipment checks and maintenance reporting. The role also involves assisting other forklift operators, recording inventory transactions, and managing pick slips. Employees must be aware of food safety and safe food handling practices, with mandatory in-house Food Safety Training and knowledge of the SQF code.

Requirements

Experienced Forklift Operator
Ability to operate battery operated industrials truck such as stand up & 3 wheel sit down trucks, and the ride on electric jack equipment with lifting devices such as forklift, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform
Knowledge of the SQF code

Responsibilities

Follows all safety regulations established by the company.
Follows all company policies.
Follows all GMP regulations.
Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and secures to transport load to designated area.
Must supply route drivers, load trailers, and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
Transport stock to new freezers by means of drexel.
Records and sorts shipments according to Shipping schedule.
Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
Recharges batteries, fills tank, and checks equipment before and after use.
Observes all safety regulations established by the company, OSHA, or DOT and all applicable laws.
Checks equipment and reports any problems to maintenance personnel.
Informs supervision of any problems that may arise in the transportation, loading or unloading of materials, or equipment.
Must be able to assists other forklift operators Level 1 in loading, unloading or transporting of products or materials.
Records all inventory transactions on put away or let down sheets as determined by job function.
Records pertinent information on assigned pick slips. Identifies any changes on the pick slips or let down sheet.
Meeting company standards pertaining to quantity and quality of work performed on an ongoing basis, performing all work related tasks in a manner that is in compliance with all Company policies and procedures.
Adhering to Company policies, procedures, and directives regarding standards of workplace behavior in completing job duties and assignments. Must follow all Company Safety policies, as well as all GMP regulations and all lock-out/tag-out requirements according to OSHA requirements.
Recognize, prevent and alleviate food safety hazards.