Ship Fork Truck Operator

Akers Packaging Service Inc•La Porte, IN

About The Position

The Ship Fork Truck Operator operates a powered industrial fork truck to transport finished product from the converting operation and load it into trailers for shipment to customers or an outside warehouse. The operator also unloads inbound trailers carrying raw materials, purchased product, or finished goods from the warehouse; completes shipping paperwork; conducts daily fork truck inspections; and maintains housekeeping in shipping areas and trailers. The role is performed in a fast-paced environment that requires adapting to changing company, customer, and people needs. It involves regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, loud noise, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The position requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching, handling, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching, as well as lifting loads of varying weights. The operator is expected to attend regularly and reliably and may work more than 40 hours when business needs arise. The position emphasizes being a solutions provider and demonstrating the company’s values of Help First, Take Ownership, Do the Right Thing, and Expect Excellence.

Requirements

Be 18 years of age or older.
Have a GED or high school diploma.
Be able to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach, handle or feel items, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Be able to lift up to 20 pounds regularly, 20–35 pounds frequently, and more than 35 pounds occasionally; loads over 50 pounds require team or mechanical assistance.
Have close, distance, and peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Be able to work in a fast-paced environment with changing company, customer, and people needs.
Be able to work with regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, loud noise, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
Demonstrate reliable communication, energy and enthusiasm, patience, accountability, a solution-oriented approach, resilience, urgency, and a strong work ethic.

Nice To Haves

Fork Truck Operator’s License

Responsibilities

Remove finished product units from conveyor lines at the banding operation.
Transport units to staging areas in preparation for shipment.
Load units into outbound trailers for shipment to customers or the warehouse.
Unload inbound trailers containing raw materials, purchased product, or finished goods from the warehouse.
Complete required paperwork, including quantities and unit counts on the Factory Job Ticket and Shipping Bill of Lading.
Perform daily fork truck inspections.
Maintain good housekeeping in shipping areas and trailers.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Perform other tasks or duties deemed necessary by management.
Work more than 40 hours when business needs arise.