What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Operator position at Edgewell Personal Care Brands?
Edgewell is a global team of over 6,000 visionaries, doers and makers. Our secret is people, and we have an inspiring and collaborative global force of them. Our portfolio of over 25 brands touches lives in more than 50 countries by making useful things joyful. Together, we reimagine good mornings and endless summers, strive for more sustainable ways to beautify and bond, and do it all with not only confidence but determination.
Position Summary
Pulls, moves, and distributes material and product.
Essential Functions
- Inspect product load for accuracy, and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure
timely and complete delivery.
- Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material.
- Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
- Manually or mechanically load and unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
- Weigh materials or products, and record weight and other production data on tags or labels.
- Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
- Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
- Bring overhead product down to pick bay.
- Returning components from work orders while compelling with safety rules.
- Staging components for work orders, while compelling with safety rules.
- Able to use scan gun equipment effectively, supplying components for different department as needed.
- Follow all EPC Safety, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Lean 5S policies and regulation guidelines.
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum one year of previous experience in a distribution and or manufacturing center including receiving, pulling orders, packing and shipping preferred.
- Previous experience operating powered industrial equipment (i.e. forklift, pallets, stock pickers) preferred.
- Ability to obtain certification to safely operate mobile equipment (i.e. forklift, pallets, stock pickers)
- Basic math and computer skills required.
- Must be able to read, write and understand English.
- Ability to follow detailed instructions and be detailed oriented.
- Ability and willingness to work closely with others and departments.
- Ability to document and communicate properly.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Edgewell is an equal opportunity employer. We do all we can to create a collaborative and diverse global team, where good ideas can thrive, and our colleagues can learn and lead. We prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We listen deeply and speak directly to create an environment that’s open to difference. We aim to bring joy to not only the products we create and the people we serve, but our colleagues across the globe too.
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Vacation & Paid Time Off