What are the responsibilities and job description for the Slip Forklift Operator (C shift Mixing Center) position at Saddle Creek Logistics Services?
Why Work for Saddle Creek?
Saddle Creek Logistics Services succeeds by promoting a diverse, friendly, and respectful teamwork environment. As a vital service provider, we not only make a difference in our community but offer our associates opportunities to enhance their skills, build meaningful careers and end each day with a sense of accomplishment. If you’re looking for a family-oriented company that lives by its values and offers competitive pay and benefits, join our team today.
A forklift operator drives gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials/pallets by performing the following duties. This position is responsible for providing high quality service to our customers through safe, efficient, damage free, cost effective and accurate storage and handling.Schedules available
Mixing Center:
C shift: Thursday-Saturday and every other Sunday 6am-6pm
Responsibilities
Load and unloads trailers and railcars and transports load to designated area.
Check product on inbound / outbound to ensure that items and quantities are correct and that there is no damage
Use handheld scanners/equipment for warehouse management system compliance
Assist in cycle counts and physical inventories.
Recharge batteries, fills fuel tank, or replace gas tank.
Perform daily maintenance inspections of equipment.
Follow company procedures and policies to complete tasks in a timely manner.
Adhere to company safety policy and guidelines to ensure safe working conditions for self and others.
Work cooperatively with other warehouse associates.
Participate in keeping the facility maintained in a clean, neat and orderly fashion.
Additional duties assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
Education/Experience
A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Minimum of 2 years' experience operating a forklift
Minimum of 1 year experience working in a warehouse environment preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must maintain productivity and accuracy standards.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
May lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Able to work in a non-temperature controlled warehouse (meaning the indoor temperature fluctuates through each season)