Grip Truck/Forklift

Shift: 2nd 

The Grip Truck/Forklift is responsible for driving gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices, such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel-hook, fork-grapple, clamps. 

• Duties may include any number of the following: Loading and unloading products in trailers. Distributing pallets and staging areas. Stage materials for production. 
• Move product & materials within facility (plant and/or cooler).  Receive materials for warehouse storage 
• Supplies packaging material, cartons and hulls to line as needed
• Loads and unloads products onto or from pallets and trucks by hand.
• Maintain pallet supply for palletizer 
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with required information. Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP’s. 
• Utilizing continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes. 
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices. 
• Maintain a clean, sanitary and safe work area. 
• Follow all required work safe practices. This would include wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• One to two years related experience and/or training; or, equivalent combination of education and experience
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. 
• Minimum 1 year recent experience operating a forklift in a high efficiency environment.
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for virtually the entire shift. 
• Experience within the food and beverage industry preferred.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends and holidays.