Forklift Operator

SUMMARY
The primary responsibility of the Forklift Operator is to support warehouse operations through the safe and efficient loading and unloading of product, inventory movement, and daily facility upkeep. This role ensures accurate inventory handling, maintains warehouse cleanliness and safety standards, and contributes to the timely preparation of deliveries.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safely and accurately unload inbound / outbound product deliveries and receive them into inventory.
• Utilize WMS system to locate, receive and move products.
• Assist in selection and loading of kegs.
• Assist in returning good beer.
• Clear dunnage from pick row and load dunnage returns to breweries following company and supplier guidelines and submit accurate paperwork to shift manager.
• Load trucks for outbound deliveries.
• Safely operate balers to compress cardboard, plastic, and process completed bales properly.
• Maintain company cleanliness and organizational standards in assigned areas daily.
• Fill pick row daily as needed, following product rotation guidelines.
• Responsible for movement to staging area of POS (point-of-sale) materials for sales to put away
• Safely operates warehouse equipment including forklift, baler, sweeper/scrubber, electric jack, wrapper, glue gun, and manual pallet jack.
• Process out-of-date, unsalable and close-date product by warehouse.
• Assists in morning check out process of trucks, loading and corrections.
• Follow all company safety rules and practices, including pre-work and post-work inspections.
• Utilize fork extensions when moving large wooden pallets to keep from splitting pallets
• Build customer pickups and hot shot orders
• Always adhere to dress code and be properly attired and groomed.
• Obey all federal, state, and local laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; develops alternative solutions; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Interpersonal – Listens to others without interrupting; remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; responds well to questions; participates actively in all company meetings.
• Teamwork – Puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; recognizes accomplishments of other team members.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; supports organization’s goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities.
• Judgement – Displays willingness to make decisions; supports and explains reasoning for decisions.
• Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals; measures self against standard of excellence.
• Professionalism – Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION
Duties require the ability to read, write and understand simple instructions. Requires an understanding of basic math, accuracy in checking, sorting, counting, and other routine procedures. A high school education is not required but would provide the basic skills necessary to learn the job.
Degree: 1, Points: 15

EXPERIENCE
Up to and Including 3 Months 
Degree: 1, Points: 20

MENTAL/VISUAL/AUDITORY DEMAND
Frequent mental and visual attention where the flow of work is intermittent or the operation involves waiting for a machine or process to complete a cycle, with intermittent checking involved.
Degree: 2, Points; 10

WORKING CONDITIONS
Undesirable working conditions. Exposed to noise, dust, heat, oils, fumes, and other elements with one continuously present to the extent of being disagreeable, or with several elements present to the extent of being disagreeable but usually not more than one at a time.
Degree: 4, Points: 20

INITIATIVE AND INGENUITY
Requires the use of some judgement to use required job knowledge to comply with instructions and standard procedures, methods, or practices involving the making of minor decisions.
Degree: 2, Points: 28

PHYSICAL DEMAND
Moderate physical effort consisting of*

• Continuously lifting or moving light-weight material, or
• Continuously lifting or moving very light-weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Frequently lifting or moving average-weight material, or
• Frequently lifting or moving light-weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Occasionally lifting or moving heavy-weight material, or
• Occasionally lifting or moving average-weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Rarely lifting or moving heavy-weight material in difficult work positions, or in each case expending equivalent effort pulling, pushing, carrying, shoveling, or stretching.

Degree: 3, Points; 30

RESPONSIBILITY FOR EQUIPMENT
Limited – makes minor adjustments to equipment; however, equipment is not “sensitive”, and damages are unlikely under normal use and care.
Degree: 2, Points: 10

RESONSIBILITY FOR MATERIAL OR PRODUCT
Errors would result in total loss of product which could not be salvaged or reworked. Probable loss could be very high.
Degree: 5, Points: 25

RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY OF OTHERS
Safety of others depends entirely on correct action of employee on job being rated; accidents, should they occur, may result in total disability or death.
Degree: 5, Points: 25

TOTAL POINTS: 183 GRADE: 2

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Certified forklift operator.

HAZARDS
Injuries, should they occur, may result in loss of time due to crushed hand or foot, eye injuries, abrasions and cuts, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The demands include light physical effort consisting of:

• Continuously lifting or moving very light-weight material, or
• Continuously lifting or moving material of negligible weight in difficult work positions, or
• Frequently lifting or moving light-weight material, or
• Frequently lifting or moving very light-weight weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Occasionally lifting or moving average-weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Occasionally lifting or moving light-weight material I difficult work positions, or
• Rarely lifting or moving heavy weight material in difficult work positions.

A job description, by its nature, cannot include every aspect of the job. Because of this, any function that would reasonably fall under the responsibility of the Forklift Operator is assumed and it is expected that they will act accordingly. The Forklift Operator will be expected to perform any other task not included in this job description requested by management.

Minimum Qualifications
A candidate who does not meet the following minimum qualification will not be considered for this position.

• A high school education is not required but would provide the basic skills necessary to learn the job.
• Up to and including 3 months experience in a related field.
• Certified forklift operator.
• Internal candidates must have a recommendation from their manager or department head.

Salary : $36,788 - $45,000