Forklift Operator

Department: Bulk Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Greeley, CO

Compensation: $16.00 - $17.50 / hour

Description

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Operates a gas or electric forklift in warehouse.
• Performs daily machine inspections while adhering to established safety procedures.
• Moves product to work areas according to production schedule. 
• Stacks product in storage areas and loads shipments into trailer(s) and/or railcar(s). 
• Unloads full and partial pallets, wraps pallets when necessary, stages product for loading, checks pallets for accuracy to order. 
• Maintains clean and organized aisles or racks storage, consolidates partial pallets when needed. 
• Labels, sorts, wraps and ties inventory product.
• Loads product into containers.
• Communicates with management and maintenance personnel on a timely basis to facilitate maintenance and repairs. 
• Complies with company safety policies and maintains a clean and orderly work area. 
• Complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) procedures including timely and accurate documentation of required SQF forms. 
• Performs other duties as assigned by management. 

WHAT WE NEED

• Ability to become forklift certified
• Basic math skills

• Frequently required to: stand and/or walk, use ladders and climb stairs, bend and stoop, reach, push/pull, kneel and crouch. Lift, carry and/or move items up to 100 pounds, without assistance; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls, to verbally communicate; and to hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. 
• Frequently exposed to a non-climate-controlled environment. 
• Frequently exposed to dust and loud noise. 
• Frequently exposed to machinery and mechanical, moving parts. 
• Personal protective equipment, such as hearing protection, safety glasses, hair net and food safety related items, is required. 

EXTRAS