What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Operator position at SoGo Packaging, LLC?
Forklift Operator - 1st Shift
POSITION SUMMARY
Load and unload trucks according to company standards and customer requirements, ensuring that all shipments are handled efficiently and safely.
GENERAL FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Load and unload trucks according to company standards and customer requirements, ensuring that all shipments are handled efficiently and safely.
GENERAL FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Must understand that SoGo Packagin, LLC is a food plant and, because of this, in everything we make, the successful candidate has an obligation to produce safe, legaland wholesome products.
- Must understand the Food Safety Policy and that we operate under a specific Food Safety Management System. This means that employee must follow all our procedures exactly as written.
- Report any food safety issues or potential issues to management.
- Must attend any required food safety training (general or specific) and, if required, pass a competency test.
JOB SPECIFIC FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
This position requires competency in the following FSSTs
- Shipping
JOB SPECIFIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
- Forklift Driving Evaluation
- Forklift Classroom Training
- Battery Lift Changing Training
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working under the guidelines of the Safety and Food Safety Programs.
- Practice GMP's.
- Handling of all finished materials produced according to established SOP's.
- Delivery of all finished goods.
- Sign for all delivered goods through a method and process of cycle counting.
- Inspection of all finished material for visual defects.
- Responsibility for physical counts, as well as associated paperwork when totaling Production counts.
- Support team in achievement of goals.
- Perform Housekeeping duties as set forth.
- Operate Forklift. Read gauges, conduct forklift battery maintenance, and is responsible for using safety devices provided by the company (airlocks, seatbelts, etc).
- Must be able to perform all jobs associated with Warehouse/Shipping as directed.
- Other duties (including ground maintenance) that may be assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES
- Able to read and write English.
- Must be able distinguish (by sight, sound, touch, or other senses) whether his/her machine is operating correctly or is in a proper state of repair.
- Able to work in extreme temperatures and wet/humid environments.
- Flexible to work extended hours and weekends.
- Able to follow through and complete assigned tasks.
- Ability to apply common sense reasoning to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form with attention to detail.
- Reasonable knowledge of Whitfield Food's customers, product line, ingredients and packaging.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as food safety and safety rules and work instructions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
- Team oriented.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
- High School Degree or equivalent.
WORK VALUES
- Applies to the mission, values, resources, culture, systems, and business strategies to find solutions that best serve our customers.
- Knows the reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures, and seeks exceptions when needed to achieve goals.
- Maintains an open, approachable manner, and treats others fairly and respectfully. Preserves others’ self-confidence and dignity, and shows regard for their opinions.
- Responsibly allocates and accounts for the use of fiscal resources, weighing alternatives and their benefits. Seeks ways to reduce costs.
- Encourages team unity through sharing information or expertise, working together to solve problems, and putting team success first. Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
- Shows integrity by doing the right thing, even when it is difficult, and does not yield to pressure to show bias.
- Responds positively to change, embracing and using new practices or values to accomplish goals and solve problems.
- Sees opportunities for creative problem solving while staying within the parameters of good practice. Generates unique but workable and useful solutions to difficult problems.
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.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and steam handling equipment; on ladders or man lifts approximately 10 to 20 feet above the floor; in wet processing areas with damp floors, and occasionally in outside weather conditions. The employee may also be exposed to electrical shock when working with electrical components.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (80-90 decibels). The manufacturing area is not climate controlled and temperatures vary from 50 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit depending on outside conditions.
PLEASE NOTE
SoGo Packaging, LLC reserves the right to change, modify or add to the duties and essential functions at any time.
SoGo Packaging, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
SoGo Packaging, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.