Summary: Operate powered industrial truck to rack and un rack materials and move them to and from storage areas into storage facilities. Removes pallets of product from production line also will place pallets into predetermined sections of the warehouse or load onto trailers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Perform all job duties with health safety and food safety as the number one priority.
- Inspects trailers before loading treated peanuts for safety and cleanliness.
- Ensures pallet quantity and correct product is loaded and documents on bills of lading before placing pallets to be shipped into trailers.
- Receives raw materials from inbound trucks as required and stages materials neatly in designated area.
- Ensures production line is stocked with raw materials. (Peanuts, pallets, slip sheets, totes, trebuset, polymer, colorant etc.)
- Rack and un rack raw goods and raw materials in cold storage and ambient storage.
- Operates a handheld scanner to ensure accurate inventory is maintained.
- Operates a stand-up style forklift efficiently and safely.
- Operates the shuttle racking system and maintains the shuttle lasers, batteries, and tracks.
- Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices and ensure a clean and organized work area.
- Safety is the main responsibility of the forklift operator.
- Shows the ability to operate the forklift safely and efficiently.
- Shows the ability to efficiently move raw materials throughout the process.
- Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
- Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
- Inventories materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
- Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.
- Loads or unloads materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device.
- Lubricates truck, recharges batteries, or replaces liquefied gas tank.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Works well in group problem solving situations.
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Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
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Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.
- Judgement - Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
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Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
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Teamwork - Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
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Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
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Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
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Personal Appearance – Dresses appropriately for the position and is well groomed.
- Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
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Innovation - Generates suggestions for improving work.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of one year experience operating equipment in a manufacturing environment, or one-year experience running complex farm equipment, one year of experience preferred and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be mechanically inclined; having the capability to change decks, screens and sizing reels not limited to any other function needed within the shelling process.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The shelling facility is not a climate-controlled environment.