FUNCTIONAL TITLE: Forklift Operator

Position Summary

Operates electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forks or elevating platforms to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Completes daily forklift maintenance/check sheet.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials, and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device from racks, trucks or dock.
• Properly arrange product for freezing.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or from pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Recharges, maintains proper water levels, and cleans batteries.
• Maintains equipment, clean and in good working condition.
• Maintains clean work environment.
• Follows HACCP and SQF requirements for food quality and safety.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

Mathematical Skills and Reasoning Ability

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certification to operate equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The team member frequently is required to stand; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The team member must regularly lift and/or move objects weighing between 50 to 120 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Team member Wellness

Incorporate the company’s core values while managing daily activities by leading and supporting by example.

Reports to Warehouse Supervisor