Forklift Driver - Plant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with corporate and plant safety standards and with applicable laws and regulations issued by regulatory agencies
• Load trucks and secure product in accordance with customer requirements
• Load and unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device
• Monitor material usage on work floor and supply production lines with raw materials
• Weigh materials or products and record results on tags, labels, or production schedules
• Keep production lines supplied with raw materials
• Inventory product as needed. And label, sort, wrap and tie product
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device
• Adapt schedule to work alongside the changing demands of the warehouse
• Communicate with floor lead – maintenance issues, downtime, production issues, unacceptable or non-conforming loads, poor bale quality, or any other issues with material being handled
• Meet all company safety policies and report any concerns related to required maintenance of machines
• Special projects as business dictate
• Duties may be expanded upon and additional duties may be assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Skills, Qualifications, and Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age
• Must have earned a High School Diploma, GED, required schooling, qualifying experience or skills
• Machine Operator experience preferred; strong knowledge of machines in a manufacturing setting
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Ability to follow detailed instructions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Team-oriented and self-directed
• Must read, write, and communicate in English as it relates to this position and to the safety regulations
• Must meet the ergonomic and physical requirements, as well as the physical base profile (below) for this position
• Must be able to use, or learn to use, the equipment and tools used to perform this job
• Must be able to perform all the job functions safely
• Must meet the company quality and performance standards for the job as specified
• Must agree to wear the proper assigned PPE and shoes approved for this job as specified in Contact and Safety Requirements