Lift Operator - Indirect

Lear Corporation•Kenansville, NC

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Materials Manager, this person is responsible for storing and retrieving finished fabric, and loading trailers for shipment. This role involves operating a lift truck to move materials, recording inventory locations, and ensuring proper unitization of products. The position also requires adherence to safety standards, performing housekeeping duties, and assisting with manual handling of materials.

Requirements

Understanding of textile manufacturing methods
Problem-solving skills
PC skills to include MS Excel/Word, PowerPoint and Basics
Effective business communication; basic report writing methods and techniques; correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation
Ability to read, write, and speak and understand English, in order to interpret documents such as specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, reports, business correspondence, regulatory and procedure manuals
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to record numbers on required paperwork
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with co-workers, Supervisors and Managements.
Ability to work independently with little or no supervision and be a team player
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Ability to meet behaviors established in Company performance management and development process.
Ability to effectively organize, set priorities, schedule assigned work; oversee multiple and rapidly changing priorities
Attention to detail
Ability to effectively execute tasks
Ability to use a computer and Microsoft Office programs
Ability to communicate effectively
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Six months to one-year position-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Have and/or able to obtain and maintain forklift certification

Responsibilities

Follow all safety standards
Store finished fabric using a lift truck to move cartons or wrapped rolls from packing storage in the warehouse, and use portable computer/scanners to record bin locations.
Retrieve finished fabric by getting pull sheets and using a lift truck to move fabric from bins to the staging area.
Use pallets and a hand strapper to unitize cartons as required.
Use a stretch wrap machine to unitize wrapped rolls as required.
Use a lift truck to move finished fabric from the staging area to an over-the-road trailer.
Assist with manual handling of individual rolls.
Perform necessary housekeeping duties.
Perform other duties assigned by the Warehouse Supervisor.
Perform other duties as assigned.