Operator, Forklift

The Forklift driver will perform all functions related to receipt of goods, put‑away into warehouse, replenishment of pick areas, manual order processing, order auditing, shipment preparation, pallet building, truck loading and cycle counting inventory. All functions may require use of powered industrial trucks, SAP or RF as needed.

Date: 06/2025

Location:

1300 Airport Road – Van Dyke

Title:

Operator, Forklift

Department:
Operations

Reports to:

Manager, Warehouse

FLSA (Exempt or Non-Exempt):
Non-Exempt

The Forklift driver will perform all functions related to receipt of goods, put‑away into warehouse, replenishment of pick areas, manual order processing, order auditing, shipment preparation, pallet building, truck loading and cycle counting inventory. All functions may require use of powered industrial trucks, SAP or RF as needed.

• Receives product from domestic and overseas vendors, transfers, customer returns, refused shipments, and non‑inventory support products.
• Accurately audits and verifies all incoming quantities for entry into computerized inventory.
• Performs on and off‑site warehousing duties to include: the initial movement of materials to appropriate locations, effective space utilization, and material retrieval delivery, using powered industrial equipment as needed.
• Performs order fulfillment duties to include: reviewing and prioritizing available orders, determining stock requirements and maintaining levels of required inventory, physically picking and packing orders, auditing and verifying picked orders, preparing completed orders for shipping, using SAP and RF as needed.
• Performs shipping duties to include:
  Locating pallets to the dock, performing dock audits, verifying driver information, loading shipments on to trucks, properly filling out and signing BOL, tracking shipments, using SAP and RF as needed.
• Ensures safety and quality standards are consistently followed.
• Performs sortation duties to include: lifting cartons at sortation, palletizing cartons, printing pallet tickets, moving freight to the dock, using SAP and RF as needed.
• Ensures full compliance with Company policies, procedures, GMP’s, Ethical Business Practice, and SOP’s at all times. Ensures documentation such as operation logs, batch records, etc. are fully completed, signed and in compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Handles start up and shut down duties pertaining to equipment at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Maintains proper gowning and hygiene to ensure integrity of the product as per company policies.
• Works extended hours and occasional weekend overtime.
• Works in a safe and responsible manner in order to create an injury‑free and incident‑free workplace. Complies with all job‑related safety and other training requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

• High school graduate or GED equivalent
• 2+ years in distribution/warehousing
• Minimum of one (2) year work experience in nutritional’s, supplements, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing industries
• Valid driver’s license

• High school graduate or GED equivalent
• 2+ years in distribution/warehousing
• Minimum of one (2) year work experience in nutritional’s, supplements, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing industries
• Valid driver’s license

• N/A

• Demonstrates ability to work in a team and assist others.
• Able to follow written instructions precisely and perform basic math calculations as required.
• Understands and is knowledgeable of cGMP, OSHA standards etc.
• Mechanically inclined to understand inner workings of equipment.
• Demonstrates the ability to read and write basic English in order to be able to understand the industry…