Forklift Operator

Position Overview

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

The Forklift Operator Team member safely and efficiently operates a motorized forklift to load and unload trucks, to pull pallets of finished product from production lines, and places finished product in the warehouse as directed by the onboard Warehouse Management System (WMS).

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive the truck and control movement of the lifting apparatus.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering the lifting device.
• Plans supply and material requirements by studying the production schedule and schedules deliveries to the production area.
• Retrieves supplies and materials by studying specifications, locating and verifying supplies and materials, secures pallets on truck, and moves pallet to production location.
• Maintains inventory in the production area by anticipating and tracking usage.
• Monitors inventory by reporting discrepancies.
• Clears the production area by securing and moving finished pallets and moving empty pallets.
• Documents actions by logging movements of supplies, materials and finished goods.
• Maintains a safe work environment by watching out for foot traffic, following standards and procedures, and complying with legal regulations.
• Keeps forklift operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

• 0 Years – Experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment.
• 0 Years – Experience in a related position.
• 0 Years – Experience managing people or projects.
  * Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
• Proven ability to safely operate a sit‑down motorized forklift.
• Ability to navigate within a WMS system.

• 2 Years – Experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment.
• 2 Years – Experience working in a related position.
• 2 Years – Experience managing people or projects.
  * Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

• Lead Like an Owner – Makes safety the number one priority, keeps alert for safety issues, escalates immediately.
• Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals, shows respect to others, confronts interpersonal issues directly, prioritizes resolution of customer issues, responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers.
• InnovACT – Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products, demonstrates adaptability, increases performance through greater efficiency.
• Find a Way – Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts, understands interdepartmental impact of decisions, seeks solutions rather than placing blame.
• Great – Consistently looks for ways to improve oneself through growth and development opportunities, communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across, communicates effectively to manage expectations.

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience.
• Preferred:
  Associate’s Degree.

• Required:
  
  Forklift certification.

Required:

Minimum Professional Proficiency. Preferred:
Full Professional Proficiency.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
• Parental and caregiver leaves.
• Medical, including virtual care options.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Health Savings Account with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members.
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursements.
• Income protection:
  Life and AD&D, short and long‑term disability, critical illness and an accident plan.
• Special discount programs: pet plans, pre‑paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

Niagara Bottling, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to its recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.