Line Driver EM; Wed 11:59pm-6am Thurs-Sat 6pm-6am

Simmons Foods

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Line Driver operates an industrial-sized forklift to manage product, supplies, and materials, transferring them between departments and storage areas while adhering to customer regulations and specifications. Key responsibilities include storing and retrieving goods, rotating stock using FIFO practices, and meticulously recording inventory movements. The operator uses a hand-held scan gun/RFGEN for lot tracking to ensure inventory accuracy. This role involves operating a forklift to pick up, move, load, and unload products from trailers, following all departmental, facility, company, and regulatory guidelines. Additionally, the Line Driver performs minor equipment service, conducts daily safety inspections, and reports any issues to the supervisor. They are also responsible for forklift maintenance tasks such as changing fuel bottles, refueling, and troubleshooting repairs. Maintaining a clean and orderly work area, dock, and equipment is crucial, along with adhering to storage design principles and suggesting improvements. The position requires creating product labels, understanding lot numbers, expiration dates, ingredient lists, and production schedules, and completing daily reports by entering information into a computer program. Operators must be proficient in using basic tools like wrenches, tape measures, scales, air, and water hoses, and consolidating partial pallets as directed. Maneuvering the forklift safely in tight spaces while ensuring the safety of other team members is paramount. The Line Driver is expected to be an active team member, participating in development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, policies, and practices, and fostering cohesiveness within the team. They must be familiar with Simmons’ operating systems, including quality, security, and company policies, and understand their role in supporting these systems, including communicating concerns and improvement ideas. The role also involves performing other duties as necessary to support business objectives.

Requirements

Ability to operate an industrial sized forklift.
Ability to use a hand held scan gun/RFGEN for lot tracking.
Ability to perform minor service of equipment and complete written daily safety inspections.
Ability to identify and report noted problems to the supervisor for further inspection and repair.
Ability to change fuel bottles, refuel forklift or troubleshoot repairs as needed.
Ability to maintain the work area, dock and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
Ability to adhere to storage design principles.
Ability to create product labels for inventory purposes.
Ability to read and understand lot numbers, expiration dates, ingredient lists, and production schedules.
Ability to complete various reports daily and enter required information into the computer program efficiently and timely.
Ability to use basic tools such as wrenches, tape measures, scales, air and water hoses.
Ability to maneuver forklift in tight spaces, while maintaining a safe work zone for other drivers and team members.
Must be able to climb on and off of the forklift.
Must be able to back fork-lift up safely which requires turning the neck and body in the opposite direction.
Must be able to lift and stack up to 50 lbs from floor to crown.
Must be able to sit and walk for long periods of time.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds multiple times daily.
Ability to work in extreme temperatures both hot and cold, wet, dry, dusty environment.
Knowledge of Julian calendar.
Knowledge of FIFO practices.
Basic computer literacy.
Knowledge of military time.
Knowledge of RFGEN and JDE.
Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
Communication skills.
Decision quality.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.
Stores and retrieves goods in the storage area of the workplace.
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 hand held 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.
Responsible for changing fuel bottles, refueling forklift or troubleshooting 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.
Responsible for using 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 in 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; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
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 and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Maintains familiarity 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 - including a consideration of 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.