Location Birmingham - Warehouse (Corporate)
The Corporate Warehouse Forklift Operator is a key member of the Corporate Warehouse team responsible for utilizing a forklift for general warehouse operations; to include loading and unloading trucks, product movement and rotation.
Essential functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
1. Must be familiar with warehouse and production area in order to ensure best time management in completing assigned duties.
2. When pulling from palletizer area, requirements are as follows:
1. Make sure any pallet placed in stock has a ticket attached; ensure correct stock rotation.
2. Ensure there are no more than three stacks of plastic pallets behind each palletizer at any time.
3. Never let the pallets of full product back up and shut the palletizer down.
4. Never use forklifts to load empty pallets into the palletizer except line 4.
5. Dispose of all partials at the end of each run.
3. When feeding line area, requirements are as follows:
1. Use all partial pallets of crowns first.
2. Use all partial pallets of bottles first.
3. Ensure can line has trays and lids.
4. Keep plastic trays loaded at the denester.
5. Pull empty pallets from depalletizer.
6. Ensure lines never run out of bottles or cans.
7. Help keep hoppers empty when possible.
4. Must properly and accurately load/unload materials as needed.
5. Loader is responsible for stacking individual cases for partial pallet load-out.
6. All forklift operators are responsible for daily checklist of unit and battery changes as designated.
7. Required to assist in keeping assigned area neat and in order.
8. May be required to work varying shifts, weekends and/or overtime if needed to meet customer demand.
9. Responsible for continuous self-improvement through the knowledge and use of all Buffalo Rock provided training.
10. Carry out other duties as assigned.
11. FOOD SAFETY: Required to follow the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) as listed in Code of Federal Regulations CFR 21 section 110. Requires participation in various Food Safety related training.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
1. Must exhibit a high level of ethical and moral conduct.
2. Ensure every reasonable precaution is taken to protect the Company from possible damages, theft, or other liabilities.
3. Ensure every reasonable precaution is taken to protect the safety of employee-partners, self, customers, and property.
4. Honor and follow through on all business commitments.
5. Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
6. Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
7. Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility for actions.
8. Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively.
9. Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
10. Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals.
11. Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values.
12. Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized.
13. Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and credible.
14. Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete tasks under stressful situations.
Supervisory responsibilities
NA
Work environment
Working conditions will be inside and outside where temperatures will vary from extreme heat to extreme cold, working in rain or snow, all for extended periods.
Physical Demands
Lift/Carry
1. Stand: C
2. Walk: C
3. Sit: C
4. Manually Manipulate: F
5. Grasp: F
6. Reach Above Shoulder: F
7. Speak: C
8. Climb: O
9. Squat or Kneel: O
10. 11-20 lbs.: C
11. 21-50 lbs.: F
12. 51-100 lbs.: O
13. Over 100 lbs.: O
Push/Pull
1. 13-25 lbs.: C
2. 26-40 lbs.: C
3. 41-100 lbs.: C
Required education and experience
* Education: High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate); Preferred
Certifications and Licenses: Must be forklift certified.
Other Requirements: Requires basic knowledge of equipment/tools needed for essential tasks.
Affirmative Action/EEO statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor prohibited by applicable law.
Other duties
This job description provides guidelines for job expectations and does not represent an exhaustive list of all functions. Additional functions may be assigned as deemed appropriate.
I have reviewed this job description, and I can perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Applicant/Employee-Partner______________________________ Date__________________
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