Job Title: Forklift Operator
Job Summary:
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the forklift, ensuring the proper handling, storage, and delivery of materials. The Forklift Operator plays a critical role in maintaining safety standards, productivity, and ensuring timely deliveries within the production environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safely operate and maintain the forklift, ensuring compliance with all safety guidelines and operational procedures.
- Complete daily forklift inspections before shift start and when operating new equipment, submitting maintenance work orders for necessary repairs.
- Prior to the start of each shift, ensure that stock is located and prepared for delivery to machines, optimizing workflow and efficiency.
- Remove finished goods from machines, ensuring they are stored properly and accurately labeled.
- Organize and maintain stock in designated storage areas, adhering to safety and operational best practices.
- Accurately complete all required paperwork, including inventory tracking, production data, and safety records.
- Maintain up-to-date stock locations in both physical storage areas and computer systems, ensuring seamless operations.
- Maximize equipment utilization by ensuring machinery operates at full capacity and speed in accordance with the daily production schedule.
- Proactively assist fellow forklift operators and provide support as needed, including serving as a backup for the Shipping Lead.
- Complete regular reports, including but not limited to: production data, machine status, safety compliance, and quality assurance data.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and safety standards, maintaining a clean and organized workspace.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Education and Experience:
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Preferred: Previous experience in the corrugated industry and/or as a forklift operator.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret factory instructions and safety guidelines.
- Mathematical Skills: Competence in reading a tape measure and performing basic calculations (e.g., percentages, measurement, volume, rate).
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense to follow written, oral, or graphic instructions and solve basic operational problems.
- Technical Skills: Knowledge of forklift design, capabilities, and operational efficiency. Familiarity with product layouts, production specifications, and quality standards.
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations:
- A valid and current Forklift Operator License is required.
Physical Demands:
- Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with arms, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- Occasionally required to sit and lift/move up to 50 pounds, with occasional lifting up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision requirements: close, distance, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet/humid conditions, and high places.
- Occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, and vibration.
- The work environment is typically loud due to machinery and production processes.
Performance Expectations:
- Operating Standards: Meet or exceed standards in quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity. These standards will be set annually and communicated to employees.
- Personal Growth: Work with management to set annual goals for professional development.
- Employee Relations: Evaluated based on teamwork, communication, and respectful behavior towards colleagues.
- Innovation: Actively participate in suggesting new ideas that improve business operations.
Perks of Pratt:
- Medical/Dental/Vision Plans
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Supplemental Life Insurance Plans
- Child Bearing/Parental Leave
- 401K Plan with Company Match
- Paid Holidays/Paid Vacation
- Uniforms/Safety Shoes/Prescription Safety Glasses
- Healthy Lifestyles Program/ Virgin Pulse Fitness Tracker
- $500.0/Year Gym Membership Reimbursement100% Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program
- Income Protection Plans
- Legal & Travel Assistance Plans
- EAP/Home Auto Insurance Plans
- Wireless/Auto/Computer Discount Plans
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