Forklift Operator 3rd Shift $18.98+$1.50 Premium

Company: Nation Pizza and Foods
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads production schedule, customer orders, work orders, picklists, shipping orders or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed.
• Distributes materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type or product code.
• Sorts and stores perishable goods in designated areas.
• Maintains proper FEFO (First Expiration in First Out) staging at all times to ensure all items are staged in the order in which they expire (Oldest to Newest).
• Processes and distributes requisitions, work orders, requests for materials, or other stock items to other departments.
• Labels materials with barcodes containing identifying information (item, description, lot, use-by-date and pallet tag number) on inbound receipts.
• Records amounts of materials or items received and/or distributed on count sheets and picklists.
• Weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Maintains inventory records through proper scanning, labeling and storage of product.
• Performs weekly cycle counts of assigned area.
• Completes daily forklift checklist at the beginning of each shift.
• Reports any damage to forklifts, equipment, or product to supervisor immediately.
• Submits requests to supervisor for any needed maintenance or repairs on forklifts.
• Cross trains in all duties and responsibilities of all nonexempt Warehouse positions.
• Suggests ways to control labor and supply costs as well as improve processes.
• Ensures that all work activities are performed with attention to the highest standards for quality, safety and compliance with all appropriate legal and food safety requirements and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Ensures that all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) are followed.
• Follows all company policies & procedures as well as the GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• Maintains a high level of safety awareness for an accident-free work place.
• Reports any unsafe or hazardous work conditions or safety-related issues to Management. - Accomplishes all tasks as appropriatelyassigned or requested. Education, Skills andExperience: Education: - High School or GED required. - Minimum of 2 years of previous stand up forklift experience is requiredfor this position. Skills and Experience: - A forklift certification is required from Nation Pizza and Foods within48 hours of the start of their employment. - Previous standup forkliftexperience and experience with bar coding and automatic data collection wouldbe helpful. - Ability to work overtime, irregularhours or rotating shifts. - Excellentorganizational skills as well multi-tasking skills. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Proficiency with basic office equipment. - Must understandnumbers and apply basic statistics. - Ability tocompute by adding, subtracting and averaging numbers. - Ability toanalyze, interpret, correlate, and present data. - BilingualEnglish/Spanish skills helpful. - Ability to communicate andwork effectively with a variety of diverse individuals within the plant andcorporate environments. - Proficiency inMicrosoft applications. - Ability to thrivein a constantly changing environment. PhysicalDemands and Work Environment: The physical demands and workenvironment characteristics described here are representative of those thatmust be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions ofthis job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, theemployee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employeefrequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools,or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands andarms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or smell. The employee mustoccasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilitiesrequired by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, andthe ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an officeenvironment. The noise level in the workenvironment is usually moderate. Whileperforming the duties of this job in the plant, the employee occasionally worksnear moving mechanical parts. Theemployee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles. While in the warehouse or dock areas theEmployee may need to operate forklift equipment in tight spaces and with highactivity. Employee may be exposed toextreme hot or cold temperatures that range from below zero (0) degreesFahrenheit to over ninety (90) degrees Fahrenheit. The noise level in the work environment isusually moderate to loud. While in the plant, the employee is required toutilize the required personal protective equipment. PI181225819

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