What are the responsibilities and job description for the Yard - 3rd Shift Forklift Operator position at Havco Wood Products, LLC?
Yard 3rd Shift Forklift Operator
POSITION TITLE: Yard Forklift Operator POSITION LOCATION: Vonore, TN
POSITION REPORTS TO: Yard Team Manager POSITION SUPERVISES: N/A
POSITION SUMMARY:
Yard Forklift Operators are assigned to the Yard areas of operation and are responsible for transporting materials to and from the Kiln.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Safety
- Must follow and help enforce all rules and regulations pertaining to OSHA and HAVCO safety rules/regulations.
- Must identify and aid in the corrections of any safety hazards.
- Immediately notifies the Supervisor of any safety issues or concerns.
- Must be able to move material safely using proper lifting techniques.
- Identify and aid in the corrections of any unsafe behavior through co-worker awareness.
Quality
- Must know and understand all customer’s requirements for their assigned area pertaining to quality and customer satisfaction.
- Must be able to meet internal and external customer’s requirements on any Critical to Quality (CTQ) testing required of their area.
- Identify and aid in the corrections of any quality issues.
- Immediately notifies the Supervisor of any quality issues or concerns.
- Must perform daily, weekly, and monthly quality inspections in their assigned area pertaining to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
- Must be able to use instruments such as micrometers, tape measures, go/no-go gauges, etc. to ensure quality specifications are met.
Operation
- Must be able to safely operate all equipment specific to your assigned area as needed.
- Must be able to maintain a constant and consistent flow of material in through the process.
- Responsible for checking moisture in lumber to collect sample boards for Kiln.
- Responsible for loading and unloading Kilns and Dryer bays.
- Must stop production of material when quality issues are identified.
- Must stop equipment when it is identified to be unsafe to run.
- Must be able to work any required overtime, including weekends.
- The employee is required to maintain regular, reliable and predictable attendance and punctuality.
Maintenance
- Must possess the ability to exercise and maintain good communication skills with the Maintenance team to ensure all machinery is in good working conditions at all times.
- Must be able to troubleshoot equipment defects.
- Must fill out required maintenance documents to include, but not limited to Preventative Maintenance (PM) sheets and work orders.
- Must be able to learn and follow the Operator Bases Maintenance (OBM) Pillar Route.
- Participate on Operator Bases Maintenance (OBM) Teams.
Continuous Improvement
- Must be willing to participate in and understand Root Cause Analyses (RCA) practices.
- Must have an understanding of Continuous Improvement (CI) Structure.
- Must be willing to participate on AD-HOC teams to eradicate or minimize issues/losses.
- Must be willing to participate on Continuous Improvement (CI) Teams and Pillars.
EDUCATION: Must possess a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
WORK EXPERIENCE: 1 year of Forklift experience preferred.
CERTIFICATION: Must possess or be able to obtain a Forklift certification.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and direction.
- Must possess the ability to learn and adapt quickly, take initiative, produce complete and accurate work.
- Must be an organized problem solver, able to meet deadlines and follow through to project completion.
- Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to prioritize, multi-task and manage time efficiently.
- Must exercise a high level of integrity and able to deal effectively with employees at all levels.
- Must possess and exercise the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Must be able to operate a Forklift properly and safely.
- Must understand, maintain, and sustain the 5’s process.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Must be able to work in hot environments.
- Must be able to bend, twist, turn, and lift 10-50 lbs. routinely.
- Must be able to possess the ability to work at a fast pace, safely and consistently.
The job description is intended to provide the general guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the essential safety, quality, operational, maintenance, and continuous improvement functions as described above. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as deemed appropriate by the company. The job description does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change the job description as necessary at any time with or without prior notice.
