Position Summary
Responsible for supporting warehouse and yard operations through the safe and efficient movement, loading, unloading, staging, and storage of products and materials. All employees in this position are expected to operate forklifts and perform standard warehouse loading duties. Employees who are appropriately qualified, trained, and authorized may also operate yard trucks or other approved equipment to transport products, trailers, and materials between designated locations on company property.
Additional responsibilities include maintaining organized warehouse and yard areas, monitoring product and equipment movement, supporting shipping and receiving activities, and handling hazardous materials in accordance with established procedures. Employees may handle, move, and store hazardous waste containers, respond to spills, inspect containers, and assist with proper waste disposal.
Employees are expected to support workload and coverage requirements, which may include overtime as operational needs require.
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Work Schedule: 12 hour assigned shift; examples include but not limited to 4pm-4am, 5pm-5am, or according to manager’s discretion. Overtime as required. Weekend work as required.
Essential Functions
- Safely operate forklifts and other authorized powered equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, stage, load, and unload products and materials.
- Accurately prepare and complete warehouse loads, verifying product, quantity, condition, and destination before movement or shipment.
- Move products between warehouse, manufacturing, staging, loading, and yard locations according to operational needs and established procedures.
- Load and unload trucks, trailers, tankers, and other equipment safely and efficiently.
- Maintain organized staging and storage areas and ensure products are placed in the appropriate designated locations.
- Support the completion of scheduled warehouse loads and other priority operational work before the end of the shift, including reasonable overtime when required by workload or coverage needs.
- When qualified, trained, and authorized, operate yard trucks or other designated vehicles to transport products, trailers, containers, or equipment between locations on company property.
- Employees authorized to perform yard-driving duties remain responsible for the standard warehouse, loading, and forklift responsibilities of this position as operational needs require.
- Safely couple, move, position, and stage trailers or other approved equipment within the facility yard when assigned and authorized to do so.
- Coordinate product and equipment movement between warehouse, manufacturing, shipping/receiving, and yard locations to ensure materials are delivered to the correct destination.
- Monitor trailers and tankers in the yard and assist with tracking outside carriers and other equipment located on company property.
- Perform required pre-trip, post-trip, and equipment inspections through KPA or other designated systems. Promptly report equipment defects, damage, or unsafe conditions.
- Maintain forklifts, yard trucks, and other assigned equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow established procedures for reporting maintenance needs.
- Ensure inbound and outbound products are accurate, properly identified, appropriately staged, and free of visible damage.
- Communicate clearly with shipping, receiving, manufacturing, drivers, supervisors, and other operations personnel regarding product movement, priorities, shortages, discrepancies, and equipment needs.
- Follow all applicable safety procedures and use required PPE, including goggles, gloves, and other protective equipment necessary to perform assigned work safely.
- Follow established hazardous-material handling, spill response, clean-up, and disposal procedures. Immediately report spills or releases to supervision.
- Perform duties in a safe and efficient manner. Identify and report unsafe working conditions and take appropriate corrective action before proceeding when necessary.
- Maintain plant and warehouse facilities, tools, equipment, and work areas associated with assigned duties.
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