What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Driver position at Batesville Tool & Die Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
1st and 3rd shift Forklift Operator Requirements and Responsibilities :
- Drives sit-down and stand-up forklifts, and other industrial vehicles such as cherry-pickers and automated pallet jacks as needed.
- Moves materials into trailers.
- Maintains clean work area.
- Loads goods onto conveyer belts.
- Stacks crates, pallets, baskets, or other material.
- Ensures the safe and efficient movement of goods.
- Follows safety regulations and company guidelines.
- Checks that loads are centered and properly stacked.
- Determines when repairs need to be made on equipment.
- Loads and unloads product from and onto tractor trailers, rail cars, and cargo ships.
- Quality assurance (QA) duties, including reporting product damage and shortages.
- Utilizes radio frequency (RF) scanning equipment to track inventory.
- Shrink wraps goods or otherwise secures them and prepares them for transport.
- Weighs and records weights of products.
- Analyzes productions schedules to determine timely transportation of materials and products.
- Documents arrival, departure, and movement and storage of goods, checks trucking manifests and bills of lading, maintains inventory, and tracks fulfillment of customer and vendor orders.
Requirements :
Forklift Operator Qualifications / Skills :
Education, Experience & Licensing Requirements :
High school diploma or GED, preferred but not required