Line Driver EM: Flex-Cup Packaging Days Monday - Friday: 6am to 2pm

Simmons Foods•Emporia, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Operates an Industrial sized forklift to receive and transfer product, supplies, and materials from various departments to storage areas while meeting customer regulations and specifications. The operator is responsible for storing and retrieving goods in the storage area of the workplace, rotating stock so oldest materials are used first, and noting and reporting any damaged cartons, crates, or containers. They will record items added or removed from inventory, store product using an industrial forklift, and use a handheld scan gun/RFGEN for lot tracking to maintain accurate inventory. Working from written or verbal instructions, the operator will use a forklift to pick up, move, load, and unload product on or from trailers while meeting department, facility, company, and regulatory guidelines. This role also involves performing minor service of equipment, completing written daily safety inspections, and identifying and reporting noted problems to the supervisor for further inspection and repair. Responsibilities include changing fuel bottles, refueling forklifts, or troubleshooting repairs as needed, and maintaining the work area, dock, and equipment in a clean and orderly condition, adhering to storage design principles, and recommending improvements. The operator will create product labels for inventory purposes, read and understand lot numbers, expiration dates, ingredient lists, and production schedules, and complete various reports daily, entering required information into the computer program efficiently and timely. They will use basic tools such as wrenches, tape measures, scales, air and water hoses, and consolidate partial pallets as directed by the production supervisor. Operators must be able to maneuver forklifts in tight spaces while maintaining a safe work zone for other drivers and team members. The role requires participation as a member of the Team, including ongoing development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies, coordinating work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members, and attending appropriate team meetings. As a member of the Team, the individual will foster strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues and accept responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways to achieve synergy within the larger organization. The position requires familiarity with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g., quality, security, office environment, company policies) and understanding the responsibility to maintain familiarity with these systems and this position’s role in support of them, including considering the impact of individual actions and communicating concerns and improvement ideas. The role also includes performing other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

Requirements

Must be able to obtain and maintain company issued forklift license.
Must be able to read, write and understand English.
Must have the ability to make good decisions and communicate effectively with others and leadership team.
A highly responsive ability to react to daily production priorities in a calm and focused manner.
Basic computer literacy.
Knowledge of Julian calendar.
Knowledge of FIFO practices.
Knowledge of military time.
Knowledge of RFGEN.
Knowledge of JDE.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in shipping and receiving.
Preferred experience working with large moving equipment.
Shipping and receiving knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

Stores and retrieves goods in the storage area.
Rotates stock so oldest materials are used first.
Notes and reports any damaged cartons, crates or containers.
Records items added or removed from inventory.
Stores product by using an industrial forklift and uses a handheld scan gun/RFGEN for lot tracking to maintain accurate inventory.
Operates a forklift to pick up, move, load and unload product on, or from trailers while meeting department, facility, company, and regulatory guidelines.
Performs minor service of equipment and completes written daily safety inspections.
Identifies and reports noted problems to the supervisor for further inspection and repair.
Changes fuel bottles, refuels forklift or troubleshoots repairs as needed.
Maintains the work area, dock and equipment in a clean and orderly condition, adheres to storage design principles, and recommends improvement.
Creates product labels for inventory purposes.
Reads and understands lot numbers, expiration dates, ingredient lists, and production schedules.
Completes various reports daily and enters required information into the computer program efficiently and timely.
Uses basic tools such as wrenches, tape measures, scales, air and water hoses.
Consolidates partial pallets as directed by the production supervisor.
Maneuvers forklift in tight spaces, while maintaining a safe work zone for other drivers and team members.
Participates as a member of the Team, including ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies.
Coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members.
Attends appropriate team meetings.
Fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues.
Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues.
Actively looks for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies).
Understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems.
Considers the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.