Graveyard Spreader Forklift Driver

SUMMARY:

Drive forklift and supply wood for up to 3 spreaders simultaneously. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Forklift certified with the ability to operate the forklift in tight quarters with heavy foot traffic
• Always maintain forklift and practices good housekeeping standards
• Work independently of others, stay focused on tasks and be self-motivated
• Adhere to all forklift safety rules
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize workflow
• Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to organize
• Maintain all Core boxes and through away carts.
• Maintain Whittier staging to States industries stacking policy.
• Communication to the Warehouse driver when batches are removed from the batching rack.
• Demonstrate good communication skills with other departments and during the transitions between shifts.
• Supply all material to Spreaders Supply softwood centers and core to spreaders.
• Create continuous flow of materials to spreaders.
• Plan and stage orders as needed.
• Calculate the number of loads of paired and unpaired veneers for different orders.
• Support both teams in achieving the designated team goal of average routing hours with at most 3% fall down. 
• Support the team in achieving all Safety, Production and Quality goals.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Must possess or obtain a forklift certification card.
• Knowledge of softwood and hardwood veneer helpful.
• Must be able to work in a team environment
• Prior forklift experience, with good forklift driving skills

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner
• You must have good communication and listening skills

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to understand and carry out detailed written and oral instructions.
• Ability to define problems and draw a valid conclusion enabling you to work towards and/or implement necessary functions of this job.
• Ability to prioritize work center tasks to ensure maximum productivity under competing priorities.

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.                      

• Ability to walk and stand over 2/3 of your shift.
• Ability to sit over 2/3 of your shift.
• Ability to use and reach with your hands and arms.
• Ability to climb or balance over 1/3 of your shift.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl over 1/3 of your shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Use of personal protective equipment is always required.  (Hearing protection and safety glasses)
• General mill environment, high noise, dust & traffic (pedestrian and forklift).
• Frequent getting on and off forklift.
• Occasional contact with lubricants and propane.
• Fast paced environment.

Salary : $26 - $28