Forklift Operator (Night Shift) - $23.15/hour

Graham Packaging - Global; Newark (DE); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Forklift Operator for a night shift role in Newark. This position involves operating forklifts to manage the flow of materials and finished goods, ensuring safety and efficiency in a dynamic environment. You'll play a crucial role in supporting production lines, maintaining accurate records, and collaborating with team members to meet operational goals. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and have a passion for logistics, this opportunity offers a rewarding career path with a company that values safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Join a team that prioritizes employee growth and a positive culture.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with match

Paid Time Off

Employee Wellness Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year forklift experience preferred.
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift to stack, transport, and store goods efficiently.
• Follow safety protocols and perform inspections on lift trucks.
• Assist production line employees during breaks and maintain inventory.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Communication Skills

Computer Usage

Customer Service

Team Collaboration

Job description

Company Statement
Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce. We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.

Overview

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Forklift Operator based in Newark, DE. This is a Night Shift position working from 7pm - 7am.

• Weekly pay starting at $23.15 per hour.
• Additional $2.00 shift differential for Night shift.
• Benefits start on Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K with match!

Forklift Operators perform a combination of product handling and lift truck operating duties to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. Supplies production lines with efficient flow of materials – knockdowns and dividers - and moves finished goods to warehouse. Complete line driver reports accurately and legibly showing locations and quantities of raw materials used as well as quantities and locations where finished goods were stored. Assist production line employees by relieving them during breaks and lunchtime periods. The primary duties of a Forklift Operator include:

• Follow all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
• Perform a safety lift truck inspection and battery check and report any equipment malfunctioning or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor. Change lift truck batteries and add water when necessary; keep record of time batteries are changed. Fill out lift truck status report.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned.
• Review daily production schedule with Shift Supervisor, bring materials to the production lines when needed to execute schedule and notify supervisor of any materials running low. Remove finished goods from production lines, back to assigned warehouse locations.
• Provide accurate information of unloaded materials as well as materials used or produced to warehouse personnel.
• Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales and inform warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load. Remove excess corrugated from mezzanine and empty baler as required. Take full bales of cardboard scrap from baler to assigned location in the warehouse.
• Maintain accurate records of materials being used and produced, and report them in appropriate paperwork back to warehouse personnel.
• Remove finished goods and other materials in hold to assigned location. Store finished goods stacked neatly and at proper height. Verify that all finished goods removed from the production area must have a product code tag.
• Participate in physical inventory taking.
• Keep each production line supplied with the proper knock down cases, dividers, pallets and when each pallet is full take that pallet to the warehouse for loading on the trailer; and take unused cases and dividers back to the warehouse to the proper location.
• On limited production, may assist in stock-handler duties or load trailers as needed.
• Bring up hot glue cases to the mezzanine, bring color concentrate to the lines, replace cold glue tote, remove excess cases from production floor, bring slip sheets to production floor, load storage racks with gaylords, set up rework, set up units of product on hold for Q.C., relieve stock handlers, load and unload corrugated trailers, identify good corrugated from the bad and isolate it.
• Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists.
• Follow established procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and report them on line driver report.
• Communicate with supervisor regarding shift totals and machine totals reports and with other lift truck operators regarding any changes or problems that arise, including damaged materials, damaged skids, or low inventories.
• Complete written documentation as required.
• Assist in relieving downstream teammates for breaks and lunches.
• Use forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines to stretch wrap them and to staging area after wrapping, or to specified warehouse location. Complete finished goods report or worksheet.
• Maintain supplies of corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine.
• Visually inspect all completed pallets of product for quality and conformity to the packaging instructions to ensure quality at the source.
• Limited travel may be required.

Qualifications

Minimum of 1 year forklift experience preferred.

Forklift Operators are required to interact with other managers, employees, vendors, and customers. Therefore, the following skills and proficiencies are also essential requirements of the position:

• Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
• Computer usage and typing skills are essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Communicates effectively: conveys facts and information clearly both verbally and orally.
• Collaborates well with others: proactively contributes to group objectives; volunteers to help others.

Compensation Statement
The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits Statement
Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.

EEO Disclaimer
Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.