What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2nd Shift Forklift Operator position at The Visual Pak Companies?
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The Visual Pak Companies are aligned with many of the largest consumer product companies in the household, personal care, automotive and food product industries.
30 years of consistent growth with no end in sight is a testament to our best-in-class workforce as the foundation for our collective success. The Visual Pak is looking for innovative and dedicated achievers who are encouraged to keep a healthy work/life balance to join our team.
Forklift Operator
The Forklift Operator will move any material assigned (raw or finished goods) in a warehouse or production environment, using a forklift, pallet jack, or by physical force as appropriate to the situation.
Direct Reports
Individual Contributor
Position Responsibilities-Tasks-Deliverables
Knowledge-Skills-Abilities
Education
The Visual Pak Companies are aligned with many of the largest consumer product companies in the household, personal care, automotive and food product industries.
30 years of consistent growth with no end in sight is a testament to our best-in-class workforce as the foundation for our collective success. The Visual Pak is looking for innovative and dedicated achievers who are encouraged to keep a healthy work/life balance to join our team.
Forklift Operator
The Forklift Operator will move any material assigned (raw or finished goods) in a warehouse or production environment, using a forklift, pallet jack, or by physical force as appropriate to the situation.
Direct Reports
Individual Contributor
Position Responsibilities-Tasks-Deliverables
- Performing day-to-day tasks such as load trucks unload trucks and supply production areas with product.
- Remove finished goods to a warehouse storage area.
- Applying MTS tags and using handheld scanner machines for bar codes to track components and chemicals in the warehouse.
- Document, count, and verify customer piece counts for shipping and receiving.
- Manage paperwork to properly identify incoming materials and outgoing products in accordance with established product control systems and shipping orders.
- Ensure the accuracy of the computer’s inventory system and the physical location and organization of inventory.
- Loads/unloads trailers and verifies quantities against packing list.
- Provides Lot numbers/batch numbers for Shipping Clerk.
- Performs cycle counts and product disposal per customer request.
- Maintains a continuous work pace that supports production and warehouse goals.
- Perform routine maintenance on vehicles, such as cleaning, recharging batteries, or replacing liquefied-gas tanks.
- Maintains cGMP’s and housekeeping programs.
- Demonstrate excellent judgment in the workplace.
- Follows rules and regulations to ensure food safety, quality, and legality.
- Operate equipment safely and efficiently, protecting self and others from accidents and injury.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with their department.
- Expected to be exposed to/trained in handling hazardous materials with annual refresher training
- Maintains accurate and complete documentation of cycle counts, routine maintenance, and other required information.
- Always maintains cGMP standards.
- Operates industrial truck in safe and appropriate manner, without exception.
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) match
- Pet Insurance
- Paid time-off
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Subsidy
- Childcare Resources
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Disability Insurance
- Employee Discounts
Knowledge-Skills-Abilities
Education
- A High School Diploma (or GED) with experience is required.
- Certification: Forklift
- One year of previous experience operating a forklift in a professional environment
- The ability to perform basic math functions such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.
- Demonstrated capacity to receive work direction and perform to the expectation assigned.
- Ability to work in fast paced environment and multi-task in a multi-discipline.
- Understands how to participate as a member of a team; supports the goals of the team.
- Willing and able to work alongside a variety of people, with emphasis on respect and safety.
- Qualified candidates must be quality conscious, safety conscious, energetic and innovative to be successful in this role.
- Recent experience as a dependable employee, particularly relating to low absenteeism and tardiness.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
- Have ability to regularly lift, carry, turn and raise; and/or lift turn and bend down to place a unit weighing up to 50 lb. on to a pallet or stack of units. The frequency could be every 3 to 5 seconds.
- Have ability to sit for long periods of time.
- Have ability to retrieve merchandise from shelves up to 6 feet high.
- Regular and constant use of finger, hand, wrist, arm and shoulder.
- The ability to be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, non-toxic fumes and airborne particles, blowing dust, toxic or caustic chemicals, proximity to extreme heat, and moving mechanical parts.
- The work environment is a warehouse floor with many noises, beeping, and other mechanical devices.
- Able to see properly to fulfill expectations of position.