Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

Job Description

Equipment Operator employees must:

Possess a valid TWIC.

Steel toe boots/shoes.

are not using cellular phones while on duty.

Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Able to follow verbal and written instructions.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Operates different sizes of forklifts and other company equipment safely to stack and retrieve supplies and materials while maintaining inventory and ensuring production area organization and cleanliness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintain coordination of team functions, ensuring continuous control of the daily team operations. Consistently aware of work conditions, time, service, and quality.

Establishes leadership in terms of setting examples in appearance, attendance, demeanor, responsibility, and dedication to the company.

Lift, stacks, un-stacks, and move materials using diesel, electric, or propane-powered trucks equipped with fork or clamp attachments.

Ensures goods are stored in the correct area for efficient retrieval.

Load and unload, trailers, containers, boxcars, and cargo off vessels.

May perform a variety of manual duties including lashing and shoring cargo aboard the ship attaching slings hooks or other lifting devices to winch for loading or unloading and signaling other workers to move, raise, or lower cargo. May direct activities of cargo gang less experienced stevedores.

Performs quality-checking responsibilities as required.

Additional duties as assigned. the supervisor of situations that are unsafe or not in the best interest of the team.

Responsible for ensuring all team tasks are completed by the end of the shift.

Works on miscellaneous projects as needed.

Able to function independently, exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate initiative and tact in handling all the above responsibilities.

Adhering to the Company’s safety policies and procedures, those set out by OSHA.

Additional duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirement:

Can pass written and equipment operation forklift certification tests. Basic knowledge areas include Safety Procedures; Truck Inspections; Storage and Exchange Points; Counterbalance Effect; Stability Triangle; Center of Gravity; Equipment Terminology; Attachments, Load centers; Battery Inspection; and Material handling including loading and de-stacking, unloading, and stacking of counterbalance, traveling, Ramps, Trailers, and parking.

Knowledge and willingness to perform all responsibilities of each position within the team.

Excellent interpersonal skills, respectful and kind to self and others.

Resourceful, well-organized, and dependable.

Good organizational skills

Ability to communicate with diverse personalities.

Be attentive to details and be able to work and make decisions logically and independently.

Good understanding of warehouse operations.

High School Diploma or equivalent.

COMPETENCIES:

Verbal comprehension

Understand oral and written communications, both general and technical.

Communication skills

Provide clear instructions/directions.

Reasoning skills

Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Time Management

Values time and manages time effectively. Effectively prioritizes and can manage a broad range of activities.

ANTICIPATED PERCENT OF TRAVEL:

0%-10%

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

Ability to regularly stand, walk long distances, and talk and hear.

Ability to frequently use hands and arms to grab, handle or feel, and reach.

Ability to occasionally sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl.

Ability to occasionally climb ladders or stairs.

Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds, with assistance or lifting machinery as necessary.

Must wear Seaonus required safety PPE, Safety vest, hard hat, gloves, etc.

Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Working indoors and outdoors.

Excessive heat or cold, and extreme weather conditions, excessive humidity or dampness or chilling.

Slippery and uneven walking surfaces.

Work around machinery with moving parts.

Work around moving objects, vehicles and moving machinery/heavy equipment.

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Weekends and Holidays as needed.