2nd Shift Forklift Operator

Join the Visual Pak Companies, aligned with many of the largest consumer product companies in the household, personal care, automotive, and food product industries. With 30 years of consistent growth, we are looking for innovative and dedicated achievers to join our team.

Position Title:
Forklift Operator
Reporting into

Title:

Supervisor
Business and Department:
Materials Management

Position Purpose/

Summary:

The Forklift Operator will move material assigned in a warehouse or production environment using a forklift, pallet jack, or physical force as appropriate.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform day-to-day tasks such as loading/unloading trucks and supplying production areas with product.
• Remove finished goods to a warehouse storage area.
• Apply MTS tags and use handheld scanner machines for bar codes to track components and chemicals.
• Document, count, and verify customer piece counts for shipping and receiving.
• Manage paperwork to properly identify incoming materials and outgoing products.
• Ensure the accuracy of the computer inventory system and physical location and organization of inventory.
• Load/unload trailers and verify quantities against packing lists.
• Provide Lot numbers/batch numbers for Shipping Clerk.
• Perform cycle counts and product disposal per customer request.
• Maintain a continuous work pace that supports production and warehouse goals.
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles.
• Maintain cGMP’s and housekeeping programs.
• Demonstrate excellent judgment in the workplace.
• Follow rules and regulations to ensure food safety, quality, and legality.
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the department.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of cycle counts and routine maintenance.
• Always maintain cGMP standards.
• Operate industrial trucks in a safe and appropriate manner.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Paid time-off
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Subsidy
• Childcare Resources
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Discounts

Qualifications:

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities:

Education:

• High school education or equivalent expected.
• Certification:
  Forklift – current status

Experience:

• One year of previous experience operating a forklift in a professional environment.
• The ability to perform basic math functions.
• Demonstrated capacity to receive work direction and perform to the expectation assigned.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
• Understands how to participate as a member of a team; supports the goals of the team.
• Willing and able to work alongside a variety of people, with emphasis on respect and safety.
• Qualified candidates must be quality conscious, safety conscious, energetic, and innovative.
• Recent past experience as a dependable employee, particularly relating to low absenteeism and tardiness.

Technology/Software:

• Capable of utilizing a computer or RF Scanners.
• WMS experience preferred.

Communication:

• Expected to be able to receive information and perform tasks assigned; likewise able to express themselves to avoid problems, errors, issues, or misunderstandings.

Physical Capabilities:

• Ability to regularly lift, carry, turn, and raise; and/or lift, turn, and bend down to place a unit weighing up to 50 lb.
• Ability to retrieve merchandise from shelves up to 6 feet high.
• Ability to be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, non-toxic fumes, and airborne particles.

Movement:

• Full mobility in, and use of, arms, hands, and legs.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.

Hearing:

• Able to function in a semi-loud environment, with frequent loud bursts of noise.

Vision:

• Able to see to operate machinery safely and efficiently.

The Visual Pak Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visual Pak does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis covered by federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, skills, individual performance, and business needs.