Forklift Technician

Position Title: Pallet Jack/ Forklift Technician

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Sergio Zazueta

Direct Reports: None

Job Classification: Full Time; Exempt

Position Schedule: Monday – Friday; Start Time 6:00 AM

Pay Rate: $23.00/hour - $30.00/hour **Depending on experience

Company Statement

Rancho Foods, Inc. is a family owned and operated business that specializes in the delivery of fine meats and meat products to restaurants and markets throughout California. Our customer-service focused company has been in business for over fifty years, and we are looking for hard-working individuals to join our fast-growing team.

Job Summary

Rancho Foods’ Pallet Jack & Forklift Technician is responsible for maintaining all power-industrial equipment. Power-industrial equipment units include electric walkie pallet-jacks, electric rider pallet-jacks, stand-up electric forklifts, and sit-down electric forklifts of various sizes and models. The responsibilities of the job include, but are not limited to: evaluating warehouse equipment inspections, diagnosing and troubleshooting issues, performing repairs, and coordinating maintenance of warehouse equipment with appropriate parties. All maintenance on the equipment should be completed in a timely manner to not disrupt the work flow of the operations.

Essential Functions

Review inspection reports entered by Rancho Foods employees

Run daily incident reports to identify power-industrial equipment repair needs and prioritizing open tickets

Review quarterly preventative maintenance reports provided by manufacturers

Inspect faulty equipment and troubleshoot issues

Ensure unsafe equipment is properly locked-out or tagged-out

Run diagnostics and inspecting all components of equipment identify repair needs while also keeping track and logging all changes

Coordinate further repair or maintenance needs with warehouse, driver, maintenance, and/or manufacturer staff members

Reconcile invoices provided by outside repair services to internal incident system

Ordering necessary parts as well as following up with orders and arrival times.

Job Qualifications

2 years’ experience as a forklift and pallet-jack technician

OSHA Certified Machine Operator

Knowledge of both Raymond & Crown electric rider and walkie pallet-jacks

Knowledge of both Raymond & Crown stand-up forklifts of varying sizes

**Ability to speak Spanish is a plus

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an applicant to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. 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 stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate machinery, tools, computers, and/or telephone system. Lifting of mechanical equipment and parts will be required. This position requires proper bending, squatting, reaching, and lifting techniques.

Required Skills & Competencies

Dependability, Timeliness, Deadline-Oriented, Communication Skills, Team-Worker

Rancho Foods, Inc. is an EEO employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Forklift Technician: 2 years (Preferred)
• Pallet Jack Technician: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Osha Certification for machine operators (Preferred)

Work Location: In person