Warehouse Associate - 1st Shift (M-F, 7a-3p)

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS

Drives electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift and clamps, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• In compliance with the Warehouse Safety Procedures, properly stages material in specified location
• 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.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed including trays for lines.
• Maintains proper inventory in warehouse.
• Stores unused components and deissue to specified location.
• Moves finished product into specified area in the warehouse.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Lubricates truck, recharges batteries.
• Complies with company personnel and safety policies and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Performs special projects and assignments as directed by supervisory personnel

QUALIFICATIONS

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

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience..

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Windows based applications.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must complete internal forklift certification course.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception..

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.