Freezer Forklift Operator 1 1st shift

OPC Arbre Farms•Walkerville, MI

3d•$17 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

Perform necessary freezer warehouse duties to ensure product is moved, stored and shipped safety and efficiently. OPC is family owned and headquartered in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States. We started over 40 years ago as a small family farm and have been blessed to grow significantly with our farm fresh quality and the care we show our customers. We currently own, or control through long term leases, over 140,000 irrigated acres. We also now have a network of processing plants throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Michigan to bring the bounty of our farms to you. The roots of our heritage offer us complete focus; from farming through the entire process. We are committed to innovation, quality and customer service. The OPC Family of companies is dedicated to sustainable agricultural practices throughout our farming operation, giving us the ability to give our customers “Seed to Fork” varieties of quality potato products, other vegetables and fruits.

Requirements

Broad knowledge and experience in forklift operations
Above average skills in warehouse knowledge; attendance
Excellent skills in communication; addition, subtraction; attention to details; sense of urgency; accuracy; time management and teamwork.
Demonstrated ability to operate a scanner, computer, hand tools (seal cutter) and forklift, identify trailer type (size, spread or regular axle); work in other departments (repack room, production, shipping and receiving and repack/resort); work with limited supervision; read, write, speak English
General knowledge of forklift, pallet jack & reach truck
excellent customer service skills
Years of Experience: 6 months or greater
Specialized training in Forklift Certification on It’s Up To You, PE4500, SC4500, RM6000 & RD5200
valid driver’s license
ability to stand, reach with arms and hands, stoop, crouch and lift in excess of 50 lbs
Vision abilities required by this job include color recognition and attention to detail
ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per shift with the flexibility to extend working hours as required

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma/GED Equivalent, preferred

Responsibilities

Serve the needs of customers and all stakeholders
Adhere to all Food Safety and GMP Policies
Verify pallets, packaging and report any damage
Ensure and verify load count at the time of pulling
Ensure product is safely put away and pulled from racks.
Responsible to inspect inbound product (no broken pallets, no damaged product & proper labeled)
Maintain a constant communication with supervisor on where the production needs to be put away (participate in freezer projections)
Clearly complete the load requirement documents when pulling loads
Excellent communication with your related departments (Shipping and receiving, Repack/resort and production drivers)
Maintain cleanliness in the put away and prep load aisles (pick up any type of debris)
Ensure trailer temperature is correct
Ensure to maintain a sufficient amount of product on production lines (avoid any down time).
Knowledge of customer requirements
Daily inspection of your equipment
Conduct physical inventories
Identify scanner errors
Ensure to have your communication device (two way radio)
Ensure labels are correct (part number, weight and quantity)
Review the unplaced report with your supervisor
Basic training booklets from all departments. 30 days basic training must be complete
Assign to a department after the 30 day basic training
Shipping and Receiving Able to haul and load a regular 28 tote load in 75 minutes
Able to haul and load a 28 pallets slip sheet load in 2 ½ hours
Able to do a 28 pallet load delivery in 105 minutes unload, inspect, label and stage load into the freezer.
Placement Production/Prep Loads Able to haul and place into freezer racks 28 pallets double stack in 80 minutes.
Able to pull and inspect a 28 tote load in 65 minutes (low difficulty)
Able to pull and inspect a 28 tote load in 85 minutes (medium difficulty)
Able to pull and inspect a 28 tote load in 95 minutes (high difficulty)
Freezer Repack & Freezer Resort Able to run a repack or resort line at 28 totes in 135 minutes (picked product, hauled in and out and placed it into racks)