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The Forklift Operator performs all activities related to the shipping and receiving material handling functions for the company. Forklift Operators provides supplies and raw material to the production line, loads finished product onto trucks for shipments and unloads incoming raw material and supplies, completes inspections, paperwork, and maintains accurate inventory records in compliance with all safety, food safety, quality, SQF, GMP and USDA requirements.
Essential duties and responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
The Forklift Operator performs all activities related to the shipping and receiving material handling functions for the company. Forklift Operators provides supplies and raw material to the production line, loads finished product onto trucks for shipments and unloads incoming raw material and supplies, completes inspections, paperwork, and maintains accurate inventory records in compliance with all safety, food safety, quality, SQF, GMP and USDA requirements.
Essential duties and responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Conduct a daily walk-through of the production areas, taking a visual inventory to determine supply needs, including boxes, salt, film, labels, pallets, tear sheets, collagen, etc.
- Complete appropriate documentation on the Product Transfer Log for all refrigerated/edible raw material and finished goods.
- Receive inbound blend shipments, entering vat label date, time, license number, lot number, gross and net tare weight, and vat temperature information into the Blend Receiving Log.
- Receive inbound supply shipments; unload trucks and deliver product to the appropriate locations.
- Complete Raw Material Inspections of all inbound shipments.
- Check received items to verify the correct product and numbers were delivered, and were received undamaged; enter product information, date and quantity, batch number information, etc. from packing slip onto the Receiving Log as necessary.
- Confirm exceptions and unusual deliveries; track the order back to the originator internally to verify.
- Load trucks properly for shipment of finished product per the Bill of Lading, determining what to ship and monitoring the code dates, item dates, number of full and partial pallets.
- Ensure the correct paperwork is completed and accompanies each shipment.
- Operate the baler to compact corrugated cardboard for recycling.
- Monitor the recycling gaylords for pick up.
- Transfer finished goods from the South Wing cooler to the North Wing cooler if at capacity to avoid cooler overload.
- Consolidate all #2 product at the 590 warehouse.
- Conduct physical inventory of the warehouse; complete and submit the appropriate paperwork.
- Verify forklift equipment is in good operating condition prior to operating at the start of the shift; follows all established forklift safety procedures.
- Perform sanitation duties that include the following: sweep the palletizing and shipping coolers; clean walls, door frames, and support beams as time allows; mop and straighten both coolers; and vacuum behind the forklift bump guards along racking.
- Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as required.
- Follow all safety rules and regulations per established company policies.
- Assists with rework activities as needed.
- Provide backup assistance in Palletizing and production as needs dictate.
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
