Forklift Driver

109 N Wenas Rd, Selah WA

Description

Job Title: Forklift Driver/ Ground Maintenance Reports to: Department Manager Department: All Departments Supervises: None Purpose: To improve people’s lives Vision: To grow and deliver the highest quality fruit and create value for our customers, employees, and growers. Mission: The Sage family is admired for being the industry leader. We are passionate about creating value and improving people’s lives. Role Summary: This job is responsible for various tasks while operating a forklift throughout the facility operations. Additional job requirements include but not limited to the following… Values: Demonstrates behaviors which contribute to the growth and achievement of Legacy’s mission: • Integrity: We do the right thing, even when no one is watching. • Respect: We practice the “Golden Rule”. • Teamwork: We work together to achieve common goals – no barriers. • Excellence: We continuously look for ways to creatively improve. • Accountability: We are personally responsible for delivering desired results. • Passion: We earnestly care about outcomes and perceptions of others. Job Duties/Responsibilities: • Organization of cold rooms • Manage packing supplies • Load & unload trucks • Assist with straps and corner boards • Move boxes and/or bins • Maintain forklift • Stalk lime on to pallets • Emptying garbage • Trim bushes • Pull weeds • Spray weeds • Sweep • Pressure washing • Clean pans and coils • Pressure testing • Fogging act… • Must be available for flexible hours, overtime, and weekends • Consolidating partials by hand stacking Education & Experience: • Knowledge of fruit varieties, sizes, grades and lot numbers Pre-Employment Requirements: • Drug test & background check required Certificates & Licenses: • Driver's License and Forklift certified Equipment/Technology Skills: • Ability to operate forklift • Ability to managed inventory software scanners • Ability to use strapper, load sheet machine, etc. Physical Abilities: • Ability to frequently perform various activities that require; sitting, standing, walking, lifting, pulling/pushing objects, climbing, grasp & reach • Ability to speak clearly & communicate with others • Must have good vision, smell and hearing • Must be able to sit, turn, twist; able to get on and off forklift, for 8 hours or more per day • Ability to regularly lift/ manipulate, 50 lbs. from floor level and/or above head level Mental/Other Skills & Abilities: • Ability to adapt to changes, delays or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to manage competing demands and prioritize tasks; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation • Ability to maintain focus for extended periods of time; ability to complete projects with resourcefulness; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information; ability to use intuition and experience to complement existing data • Ability to follow instructions, both in written and verbal format; ability to respond to management direction; ability to complete tasks on time or notify the appropriate person with an alternate plan when necessary • Ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with others, excellent customer service skills and a good overall understanding of appropriate human relations • Ability to make prudent and timely decisions; ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment; ability to explain reasoning for decisions • Ability to identify and/or prevent problems before they occur; ability to formulate alternative solutions to problems when necessary; ability to transfer learning from past experiences to new experiences of similar nature • Ability to complete duties, on time; ability to edit the accuracy and thoroughness of one’s work as well as the work of others; ability to constructively apply feedback to improve performance, ability to generate ideas to improve and promote quality in work • Basic ability in English to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization • Basic mathematical ability to add and subtract • Basic reasoning ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations Workplace Environmental Conditions: • Ability to tolerate potential harsh/cold conditions for short or long periods of time • Exposed during a shift to constant or intermittent sounds at a level sufficient to potentially cause hearing loss or fatigue • Injury exposure to workplace hazards, warehousing machinery • May be required to work in cold temperatures 8+ hours a day “Legacy Fruit provides reasonable accommodations to assist qualified individuals in order to perform the essential duties/requirements their job requires. The description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements and serves as merely a summary rather than a complete listing of duties. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve. This job description does not constitute a contract as employment is at will.”