Forklift Operator Union

St. Louis, Maryland Heights, MO 63043, USA

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too:
Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Contractual starting hourly wage is $22.00 hour. After 6 months’ employment you will receive $.50 per hour increase and after a full year of employment your wage rate will be increased to the current contractual wage rate. Shift Differential additional $.20 per hour for 2 nd and 3 rd shift schedules.

Summary

Description:

• Reporting to the department Manager, the Forklift Operator II is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of powered industrial trucks. Responsibilities include loading and unloading trucks with raw materials and/or finished goods. Forklift Operators may 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.

Essential Job Functions:

• 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, VNA (very narrow aisle) turret truck operations, or perform transfers & putaways at any Warehouse site for the plant.
• Perform any other driving activities as directed by leadership.
• Clean/maintain work areas throughout the shift.
• May have production machine operation duties.

Required Skills:

• 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 how to use PUTAWAY and TRANSFER functions for finished goods movement and how to scan product
• Problem-Solving
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to quickly identify and resolve operational issues.
• Technology:
  Familiarity with…