Shipping & Receiving Forklift Driver - Dairy Farmers of America : Job Details

General Purpose:

To ensure the proper unloading and loading of trucks following warehouse standard operating procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Load and unload trucks as needed using forklifts or pallet jacks.
• Move product, ingredients, or packaging materials to and from warehouse storage.
• Maintain paperwork for all product orders and ingredients or supplies received into the plant.
• Complete proper paperwork and load sheets while putting away production items.
• Distribute supplies and ingredient receiving papers to the proper Supervisors or other DFA employees as needed.
• Distribute supplies to various areas of the production facility as needed In a safe and sanitary manner.
• Communicate with packaging department and Supervisors if orders are incorrect or need adjusting.
• Maintain inventory of all product, ingredients and supplies as needed.
• Pull down orders when loading trucks from racks or warehouse.
• Operating yard jockeys as necessary to stage and store trailers of product.
• Check to insure loads are correct and match BOMs before loading trucks.
• Perform general housekeeping duties in warehouse as needed and directed.
• Interact with outside vendors, truck drivers and customers in a professional manner.
• Follow all Dairy Farmers of America Inc. GMP's and work in a manner consistent with all Corporate and regulatory quality and sanitation standards.
• Follow all safety regulations.
• Perform other warehouse and cold box duties as required and directed.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be able to qualify and be certified as a fork lift operator, and must be able to operate a pallet jack, forklift and standup high lift forklift.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Must be able to lift 50 Lbs.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 1 year minimum experience in a warehouse, shipping environment.
• Able to interact with other and work in a Team environment.

An Equal Opportunity Employer