FORKLIFT OPERATORS

Joliet IL

Description

POSITION OBJECTIVE THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPTIMIZING LOADS TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, DAILY FORKLIFT INSPECTIONS, MANAGING INVENTORY BY UTILIZING RF SCANNING EQUIPMENT, AND STAGING MATERIAL. TRANSPORTING MATERIAL THROUGHOUT THE WAREHOUSE REQUIRING DILIGENCE AND GOOD-EYE COORDINATION. THE OPERATOR WILL HELP WITH MATERIAL FLOW, STACKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING TRUCKS. SHIFTS AVAILABLE 1ST SHIFT 4:00 AM - 2:00 PM, $16.00 PER HOUR 2ND SHIFT 2:00PM - 12:00 AM, $16.50 PER HOUR MIN 50 HOUR WEEK, (ROTATIONAL SATURDAYS EXPECTED AND SCHEDULES MAY FLUCTUATE BASED ON NEED) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES SAFELY LOAD, UNLOAD, STACK, STAGE, LABEL AND TRANSPORT MATERIAL INTO AND OUT OF THE WAREHOUSE USING VARIOUS TYPES OF FORKLIFTS (I.E. CLAMP, LONG FORKS, REGULAR FORKS, ETC.) ARRANGE CARTONS ON PALLETS AND LOAD/UNLOAD TRUCKS WHILE KEEPING IN MIND SIZE, WEIGHT, HEIGHT, ETC. (USING THE STAGGER METHOD) SCAN EACH UNIT IN AND OUT PICKING AND SECURE UNITS ON THE PALLET WITH PROPER STRETCH WRAP TECHNIQUE OR WRAP MACHINE REWORK UNITS DUE TO DAMAGE OR DOWN-TIME MANAGING INVENTORY BY UTILIZING RF SCANNING EQUIPMENT MAINTAIN A CLEAN AND ORGANIZED WORK AREA ACCORDING TO THE HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES AND CHECKLISTS IDENTIFY WORKPLACE SAFETY HAZARDS ADHERING TO SAFETY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS ADHERING TO PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AND WORK VOLUME PERFORM DAILY FORKLIFT CHECKLIST INSPECTIONS, INSPECTING FOR DAMAGES TO VEHICLES PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY MANAGEMENT BUSINESS THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN THE U.S. – ROCKDALE, IL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS MUST HAVE BASIC MATH SKILLS MUST BE ABLE TO READ DAILY PRODUCTION SCHEDULES MUST BE ABLE TO SOLVE PRACTICAL PROBLEM MUST BE ABLE TO FOLLOW VERBAL AND WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS BENEFITS COMPANY OFFERS COMPETITIVE HOURLY RATES MEDICAL, DENTAL, & VISION INSURANCE 401K PLAN VACATION / PAID TIME OFF WAITING PERIODS APPLY