We are seeking applicants for a Forklift Shipping Assistant at the Pearl Corrugated Packaging Plant located at our Canton Warehouse and Flowood Warehouse.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Forklift Shipping Assistants at offsite locations perform a variety of manual labor tasks to facilitate, safely, correctly, and efficiently.
Documents materials unloaded and taken off trucks.
Operate Forklift while following rules and procedures relative to the safe and efficient operation, also including reporting any missing, broken, bent, or worn parts of forklift to supervisor and/or maintenance.
Operates wrapping equipment when necessary.
Keeps stock and materials in orderly fashion.
Responsible for Inventory management, inbound forms, inventory tags and counts on materials received or shipped.
Alert to any obvious defects of incoming material.
Adheres to all safety and work rules, company policies and procedures.
Follow all company safety rules and lock-out tag-out procedures.
Maintain workstation and machine equipment per 5S Standards.
May be required to stack parts up to 30 lbs. for a period of up to 12 hours.
Conduct accurate quality checks to ensure boxes have required dimensions and zero material defects.
Other duties as assigned.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
6+ month’s prior experience operating a forklift.
High School Graduate or GED.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, such as schedules and orders.
Must be able to work any shift, overtime and weekends as needed.
Able to pass pre-employment substance screening.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in Corrugated packaging or manufacturing environment.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Must be willing to work closely on a day-to-day basis with other production personnel.
Ability to share ideas with others to solve problems of essential importance.
Thrive in a cross-functional team environment.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
Ability to work in manufacturing environment, with varying temperatures based on season, around machinery, and heavy Forklift traffic.