About this role
Position Title
Shipping - Forklift Operator
Pay Rate
$25.31/Hr. + Shift Differential
Category/Shift
Hourly Full-Time
-The plant operates 24/5
-Must be open to working 3rd Shift
-Must be willing to work overtime and weekends as needed; significant overtime may be needed during busy periods.
Physical Location
Plant City Box
2402 Police Center Drive
Plant City, FL 33566
The Job You Will Perform
- Unload inbound shipments safely and move products to storage locations.
- Efficiently stack and store the items in the appropriate/designated areas.
- Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage.
- Report quality variances.
- Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product loaded and shipped.
- Load, unload, move, stack, and stage products and materials using a forklift, pull packs or other power equipment.
- Maintain the facility’s equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
- Daily, inspect and perform minor maintenance on the forklift or other equipment.
- Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following indicated work methods.
- Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee tight inventory control and security maintained. Assist in physical inventories.
- Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
- Assist in maintaining the security of the shipping dock as well as the plant.
- Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety.
- Always Comply with all IPS Safety policies and protocols.
- Other duties as assigned by managers and or supervisors/shift leader.
- Be accountable for all your personal load tallies.
The Skills You Will Bring
- Minimum 2 years’ forklift experience
- Previous forklift operating experience in industrial manufacturing or other labor-intensive work experience preferred.
- Be able to read and understand loading instructions.
- Be able to understand and follow all safety rules.
- Be able to read and understand machine line up.
- Able to understand and accurately utilize KIWI.
- Able to utilize RF scanner and perform cycle counts to verify quantities.
- MUST be dependable.
- Able to interpret a variety of instructions given in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.