087A - Shipping - Warehouse Lead Forklift Op

TITLE: Warehouse Lead Forklift Operator

POSITION OBJECTIVE: Lead and Operate in a safe and efficient manner. Facilitating the movement of product and raw materials from one location to another, properly load and unload trailers, as well as properly pull product for shipping to customer.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Available for overtime
• Must have mechanical aptitude
• Basic computer knowledge
• Fork Truck Operator Certification
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

C Level

• Safety - complies with all written and verbal safety rules of the plant and department including the use of personal protective equipment.
• Maintain good housekeeping.
• Become familiar with various customer product and where and how they are to be stored.
• Must show basic familiarity with truck operations.
• Be able to properly complete a pre-shift truck inspection, as well as complete P.M. checklist daily.
• Fill the gas tank as needed.
• Know the proper placement of all finished product.
• Basic math skills to accurately pull product for orders.
• Empty the trash dumpster when needed.
• Know where to put all finished goods, bulk material and supplies.
• Know location of cases in the warehouse.
• Understands that height restrictions for pallet stacking.
• Knows the location of bulk skids as well as storage locations within the department.
• Understands the difference between A, B, Peco and Chep pallets.
• Keep Isle ways free of clutter.
• Know how to operate the wrapper.
• Must be able to perform all daily task of data entry in the IBS Production System.
• Must demonstrate active participation in Company’s Stretching Program.

B Level - Must have all of C level qualifications plus the following:

• Pull orders and load trailers in an efficient and timely manner.
• Knows how and where to make room for product coming from production, as well as, purchased product.
• Puts product in proper locations.

A Level - Must have all of B and C level qualifications plus the following:

• Shows the ability to work independently on a consistent basis.
• Demonstrates job flexibility.
• Willingness to work in any position and in any warehouse.  
• Capable and willing to train new employees.

Senior Level - Must have all of A, B and C level qualifications plus the following:

• Directs shift employees to perform necessary job tasks during shift.
• Ensures carriers are loaded and unloaded in an acceptable time frame.
• Ensures proper paperwork is given to warehouse worker when given a task to perform.

Lead Level - Must have all of Senior, A, B and C level qualifications plus the following:

• Converses with incoming shift foreman/leads and discuss the days’ events and what loads are still out.
• Schedule overtime.
• Complete Coaching & Counseling Reports.
• Complete evaluations.
• Machinery & Electrical Devices Used
  • Fork truck

• • Pallet jack.
  • Propane pump at the refilling station.
  • Hand tools

PHYSICAL AND VISUAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

• Physical

• • Climbing, ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and the like using feet and legs and / or hands and arms.
  • Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist.
  • Kneeling, bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
  • Crouching, bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
  • Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Example:  giving signals, reaching for material or handle on item.
  • Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.
  • Walking, moving out on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
  • Lifting, raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.  Degree of lifting:5-25 lbs.
  • Fingering, picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.
  • Grasping, applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm.  
  • Feeling, perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
  • Talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word, via face to face or telephone.
  • Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than a 40 db loss @ 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz with or without correction.  
  • Ability to receive verbal communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
  • Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
  • Crawling, moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
  • Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force in order to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
  • Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

• Visual

• • Forklift operation, inspection, close assembly, clerical and administrative duties.  
  • Example:  
  • Preparing propane cylinder to be placed on forklift.
  • Able to diagram product for loading.

WORK ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS

• Inside environmental conditions protected from weather conditions not necessarily temperature conditions.
• Outside environmental conditions, no effective protection from weather.
• Inside and outside environments apply.
• Subject to extreme cold, temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to extreme heat, temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to noise causing reason to shout in order to be heard above the noise level.
• Subject to hazards, such as other forklift and pedestrian traffic.
• Subject to unregulated atmospheric conditions caused by orders, fumes, gases, poor ventilation and dusts.
• Subject to oils and other cutting fluids via touch or air. 

TRAINING:

• Safety in the Workplace Rules and Regulations.
• GMP's and SOP's.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:

• Stooping/Bending
• Kneeling
• Reaching
• Standing for long periods of time
• Grasping
• Getting on/off forklift