3rd shift- Forklift Operator

Position Title: Forklift Operator

Wage: $17.00 per hour

Shift: 3rd

Hours: 6:00pm-6:30am (3/4 work week)

QPS Employment Group has a great Forklift Operator position available at a company in Wright City, MO. This is a 3rd shift position with the opportunity for hire.

• 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, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• May have production machine operation duties.

• 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 trainer.
• Ability to quickly identify and resolve operational issues.
• Familiarity with warehouse management software for tracking inventory and logistics.
• Basic computer skills for operating production software and logging data.
• Ability to analyze data and process parameters to optimize production.
• Participation in safety audits and inspections to ensure a safe working environment.
• High School Certification or equivalent (GED).
• 3 years + work experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

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