Deep Reach Forklift Driver (2nd shift)

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards. 

BENEFITS 

• Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Two (2) weeks vacations
• Ten (10) paid holidays

DEEP REACH FORKLIFT DRIVER

POSITION SUMMARY

To perform this job successfully, the deep reach forklift operator must be able to operate electrical power industrial truck or liquid propane gas (LPG) sit-down and stand-up forklift with lifting devices such as, push-pull, elevating platform and/or slip sheet attachments to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Operate forklift by positioning forks on lifting platform, load pallets, skids, boxes, products and transport/stock to designated locations.
• Ship orders, pull orders, verify orders against packing slip, scan orders with inventory devise to create TO numbers, log shipping orders, pick orders, and log and post goods shipped into inventory devise, and move picked orders into shipping area.
• Load trucks with pallets, boxes, and drums.
• Receive shipments, unload shipments, verify shipments, sort and separate goods, log goods receive, post goods receive, tag pallets, and move goods into designated locations.
• Perform inventory count and cycle counts.
• Perform internal housekeeping, including change batteries, recharge batteries, and clean working area etc.
• Perform all duties in a safe, careful manner at all times.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• This position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent education; and minimum of three months forklift operating experience in warehouse environment.
• Industry forklift certificate is a must.

B. LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to speak, read, writes, and comprehends simple English. 
• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.

C. MATHAMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with ability to operate in units of US currency, and measure in units of volume, and distance.

D. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. 
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision ability is required, including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and stay focus.

E. WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions. 
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and explosives. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 300 employees. We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.