What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Driver position at Abbyland Foods, Inc?
SUMMARY
Forklift Driver/Material Handler Loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential duties for this job include the following but other duties may be assigned.
- Read work order and picks proper products
- Keeps production area running (make sure the rooms are emptied out of finished product and the room is stocked with pallets and cardboard)
- Make sure incoming product is unloaded and has all the appropriate paperwork
- Is responsible to make sure the cooler and freezers are kept clean
- Reads work order and follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved
- Open Containers
- Loads and unloads material onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand
- Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage to transit
- Conveys materials from storage or work site to designated area
- Counts, weighs, and records number of units of material or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers
- Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers
- Load truck for Industrial Truck Operator
- Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together
- Removes samples of materials, labels with identifying information, and takes samples to laboratory for analysis
- Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and clean work area machines and equipment to assist machine operator
- Makes simple adjustments or repairs such as realigning belts or replacing rollers
- Assembles crates to contain products such as machines or vehicles
- Shovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastic, or chemicals, into machine hoppers to put into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.
- Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $16.40 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Forklift: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16