Forklift Operator- Expert

Title:
Forklift Operator Expert
Salary Range: $25.50 Hourly
Status:
Non-Exempt
Days/

Shifts:

B Shift, Monday - Saturday

Location:

Salinas, CA

The position is for a skilled and reliable forklift operator to safely and efficiently handle material movement within our facility with experience using a scan gun. Responsibilities include operating forklifts to load, unload, and move materials, conducting equipment inspections, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. The ideal candidate has experience with forklift operations, knowledge of safety procedures, able to meet deadlines and standards and strong attention to detail.

• Wash and sanitize all plastic cull, trash and recycled bins.
• Pull the start-up pallets into blending area by staging pallets at appropriate line.
• Rotate and stage raw products in blending area throughout the shift.
• Bring empty cull, empty pallets (plastic) and trash bins in blending area.
• Takeout full cull and trash bins, empty wood/plastic pallets and dirty rpcs out of the blending area into the yard throughout the shift.
• Sort/Dump of cull waste, trash, recycle materials and pallets to appropriate containers and or area throughout the shift.
• Cover unused partial pallets (end of 2nd shift).

• Rotate and Organize Box 3.
• Issue raw products to the plant following raw issuance SOP.
• Unload pallets, rpc and other misc. items.
• Load material on truck for growers for next day harvest.
• Load dirty rpc on TOSCA truck.
• Stage the start-up raw product for next day production.
• Assist in bagging raw products by placing plastic bag over pallets inside the cooler.
• Dump raw product as and when time permits.
• Rotate all pallets and rpc’s in yard opening up space for inbound deliveries.
• Ensure the yard area near the dumpsters is clear of debris and organized.

• Receive packaging inbound. Ensure all trucks are unloaded in a safe and timely manner, follow the proper verification process.
• Stocking of packaging materials for production including labels.
• Perform daily/weekly/monthly inventory of miscellaneous items
• Provide daily updates on inventory detail to the Inventory/Receiving Manager
• Monitor all inventory (including pallets/rpc).
• Notify potential stock-outs to assure timely customer order fill.
• This will include accurate and timely notification of any product or material issue, damaged products, low inventory and material or products in bad condition
• Rotate packaging materials and maintain a FIFO process to all inventories.

• Stock material (cartons in mezzanine, clams in pack out, empty pallets in Box 3 and other material required by production prior to start-up.
• Bring in:
  • Trays and lids (5oz, 10oz, 16oz, WL, Butter)
  • Carton (lift to Vestibule - HL to bring in)
  • Miscellaneous items (such as plastic rolls as needed)
  • Trash bins and Green Bins (whole leaf)
  • Empty Pallets for palletizing
• Bring out:
  • Full Trash bins
  • Carton bins (recycling)
  • Shelf Life pallets
• Move completed FG pallets (tagged) from packout area and move to appropriate box location.

• Unload raw material from trucks using a forklift, place pallets of raw material on a scale, weigh the pallet to obtain the gross weight, record weights onto the Load/Unload Chart.
• Verify counts of pallets of raw material against Bills of Lading (BOL) or Purchase Orders (PO), note and report discrepancies in product type and quantity.
• Turn in the completed Load/Unload Chart to the Shipping office, obtain pallet , and place them on pallets of product.
• Ensure raw material is cooled before taking the pallet into the Raw Product Cold Box. Take warm product to the Tube Operator and/or cooling tube.
• Place cooled product in the Raw Product Cold Box and rotate…