Production Associate 4 (Forklift)

Cornerstone Building Brands•North Brunswick Township, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The forklift position is responsible for safely and efficiently locating, transporting, and loading building materials into our fleeted trailers. Successful candidates enjoy working in a fast-paced, physically demanding, and repetitive work environment, which includes heavy lifting or working with your hands. This role involves participating in safety walks and stand-up meetings, investigating scan locations in WINTRAK for windows and doors, safely unloading and loading windows and patio doors onto shipping carts, locating and retrieving custom windows and doors from holding carts, and safely and efficiently floor loading custom and stock windows and patio doors onto trailers according to manifested stops. The associate will also place screen, panel, and frame kit labels on respective units before scanning and loading, scan all stock/custom windows, PD doors, screens, panels, frames, and sash/glass-only units to trailer locations, ensure safe movement of carts in and out of the loading dock work area, investigate and record stock pallet locations onto SD pallet forms for retrieval, properly strap all loaded windows and patio doors according to SOPs, and clean and sweep trailers before loading merchandise. Adherence to 5S guidelines and ensuring the dock lock is engaged/disengaged properly are also key responsibilities. The role requires the safe and efficient operation of a sit-down forklift.

Requirements

Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and stand for duration of entire shift.
Must cross-train and rotate on various workstations within line/complex.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Able to convert fractions to decimals
Ability to read, write in English language and interpret common statistical data, productivity reports, and written instructions
Capable of using computerized equipment
Ability to move carts in and out of production areas
1 - 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred
1 - 3 years of experience working on electric or gas powered forklift (Must have been previously certified)
Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

Responsibilities

Participate in Safety walks and all stand-up meetings
Investigate last known scan locations in WINTRAK of windows and doors throughout the shipping dock
Safely unload and load windows and patio doors onto shipping carts
Locate and retrieve custom windows and doors, located on holding carts throughout the shipping dock
Safely and efficiently floor load custom and stock windows and patio doors onto trailers, by manifested stops
Place all screen, panel and frame kit labels on respective units before scanning and loading
Scan all stock/ custom windows, PD doors, screens, panels, frames, sash/ glass only units to trailer locations
Safe movement of carts in and out of loading dock work area
Investigate and record stock pallet locations onto SD pallet forms and submit to forklift operator for retrieval
Properly strap all loaded windows and Patio doors with efficient amount of straps & cardboard, and in accordance with SOP’s
Clean and sweep trailer before loading any merchandise
Adhere to 5S guidelines while at workstation and during operations
Ensure dock lock is engaged while loading trailers, and disengaged upon completion of loaded trailer
Safely and efficiently operate sit down forklift