Forklift Operator (Load Out) - 12hr Graveyard

Title: Forklift Operator (Load Out) - 12hr Graveyard

               

Location: Boardman, OR

               

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

               

Receives instructions from the warehouse lead and utilizes the knowledge of plant and warehouse operating procedures to expeditiously and effectively carry out assignments driving a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift and clamps to lift, stack, tier or move products, equipment, or materials. Must efficiently maintain supplies to production as well as transfer packaged product to cold storage areas

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.

• Knows safety rules and regulations for lift truck operation.

• Inspects the lift truck prior to operation and reports any deficiency.

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.

• 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.

• Understand information is on the manifest tickets and how this information applies to their responsibilities.

• Understand the procedure for “First In First Out” procedures

• Loads and unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device as needed.

• Maintains bulk repacks.

• Reports all equipment failures and mechanical problems to appropriate personnel.

• Completes forms in accurate, timely and legible manner and can identify cases, labels, cuts, colors, catalog numbers, day codes and acceptable case conditions.

• Knows procedures for battery changes.

• Will rotate through all position within Job Title

Load Out

• Lock out-tag out procedures for dock locks.

• Knows procedures for unloading and loading Semi-trailers.

• Keeps the loading dock clear

• Knows procedures for loading and unloading rail cars.

• Keeps area clean

• Stages product to be loaded

• Prepares Paperwork

• Able to operate the “Push Pull” attachment

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.

• Changes batteries on lift truck when required.

• Any other task as directed by Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Lead or Team Leaders

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

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 education or GED; prefer one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining integrity.

• Three months experience using an inventory system preferred.

CERTIFICATION