Warehouse Utility

Refresco•Paw Paw Township, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Utility is a key member of the Warehouse department team responsible for the safe and efficient operation of powered industrial trucks. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: loading and unloading trucks with raw materials and/or finished goods. Forklift Operators will also supply raw materials to a production line as well as remove finished goods from a production line. Forklift Operators will acquire and maintain in-house forklift certification and adhere to all safety guidelines and Personal Protection Equipment. Must be flexible to shift.

Requirements

Capability to read and write job instructions in the specified acceptable language(s) for the location.
Must be able to perform basic computer functions.
Must demonstrate the basic operation of powered industrial trucks.
Must be forklift certified by an approved Refresco trainer.
SAP experience: know the SAP Functions to organize receiving from Production and placing for Shipping finished goods into proper WH locations
Know FIFO (First In – First Out) and FEFO (First Expired – First Out)
High School Certification or equivalent (GED).
3 years + work experience as a forklift operator in a manufacturing environment is required.

Responsibilities

Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and adhere to the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
Responsible for adhering to food quality and food safety guidelines per Refresco, Customer and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF) standards.
Load and unload raw materials from incoming trucks and transport them to designated areas. Validate quantities by use of Blind Count Sheets or use of SAP transactions performed on forklift computer.
Ability to use SAP database through Vehicle Mounted Units (VMUs) installed on forklifts.
Load/unload trucks and perform all other warehouse functions within SAP using the forklift VMU.
Ability to operate powered industrial trucks (PIT’s) in a high paced environment and be in-house forklift certified.
Supply raw materials to the production lines as required.
Perform pre-trip forklift inspections and adhere to forklift battery or propane tank changing operations and safety procedures.
Know proper use of dock levelers, dock restraints and dock doors.
Know basic loading pattern for inter-warehouse transfers
Perform SAP cycle count on a location; query a location & pallet tag and make basic pallet case adjustments
Be proficient in any or all of the Receiving Functions or perform transfers & put aways at any Warehouse site for the plant
Understand procedures for merging partial pallets, batch ID’s, and be familiar with case configurations for stacking and wrapping
Know and be able to perform requirements for pre-loading trailer inspection
Finished Goods Loading: Complete loader paperwork; perform all SAP loading functions; perform all routine & customer-specific loading patterns and required dunnage
Understand batch-specific load requirements
Be able to investigate and correct missing or incorrect inventory
Perform any other driving activities as directed by leadership.
Clean/maintain work areas throughout the shift.
Represents the company in a positive manner at all times.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Short-term disability and long-term disability
Pet Insurance
Legal Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
12 Paid Holidays
Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off
Well-being Benefit
Discount and Total Reward Programs