Forklift Operator I

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 
In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose

Responsible for operating material handling equipment while performing tasks to include shipping, receiving,unloading, scanning, moving, staging, loading, locating, relocating, and stacking product.

 

Core Responsibilities
• Read customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered,and/or distributed.
• Prepare product(s) for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded as per customerorders.
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such assize, type, style, color, or product code.
• Load, unload, move, stack and stage products and materials in dedicated areas using a fork lift, clamp truck orother power equipment.
• Prepare unused materials for return to main warehouse.
• Assist with physical inventories and cycle counts, ensuring proper stock rotation, and maintain accurateinventory records in the warehouse management system.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, including the scanning of products.
• Maintain distribution center/ warehouse and equipments by keeping it clean and safe, reporting servicerequests as needed.
• Conduct operations in compliance with company guidelines and public regulations in a manner which promotessafety (i.e. GMP, AIB, OSHA, HACCP, FDA, USDA).
• Identify deviations and document/communicate them in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Execute other tasks as required and assigned by supervisor.
 

Academic Background

* High school education or General Education Diploma equivalency.
* DOT, IATA and general awareness hazard training certifi ation.

 

Professional experience

* 1 of 3 years work experience in a warehouse environment

 

Technical Skills

* Basic math and writing skills.
* Ability to follow operating equipment utilization procedures.
* Ability to follow safety regulations while operating equipment.
* Ability to operate forklifts and/or other powered material handling equipments.
* Ability to to operate inventory management systems (e.g. SAP), including barcoding.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.