Graveyard Spreader Forklift Driver

SUMMARY:

Drive forklift and supply wood for up to 3 spreaders simultaneously.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Forklift certified with the ability to operate the forklift in tight quarters with heavy foot traffic

- Always maintain forklift and practices good housekeeping standards

- Work independently of others, stay focused on tasks and be self-motivated

- Adhere to all forklift safety rules

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize workflow

- Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to organize

- Maintain all Core boxes and through away carts.

- Maintain Whittier staging to States industries stacking policy.

- Communication to the Warehouse driver when batches are removed from the batching rack.

- Demonstrate good communication skills with other departments and during the transitions between shifts.

- Supply all material to Spreaders Supply softwood centers and core to spreaders.

- Create continuous flow of materials to spreaders.

- Plan and stage orders as needed.

- Calculate the number of loads of paired and unpaired veneers for different orders.

- Support both teams in achieving the designated team goal of average routing hours with at most 3% fall down.

- Support the team in achieving all Safety, Production and Quality goals.

- Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

- Must possess or obtain a forklift certification card.

- Knowledge of softwood and hardwood veneer helpful.

- Must be able to work in a team environment

- Prior forklift experience, with good forklift driving skills

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

- Ability to follow written and oral instructions

- Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner

- You must have good communication and listening skills

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

- Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

REASONING ABILITY:

- Ability to understand and carry out detailed written and oral instructions.

- Ability to define problems and draw a valid conclusion enabling you to work towards and/or implement necessary functions of this job.

- Ability to prioritize work center tasks to ensure maximum productivity under competing priorities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

- Ability to walk and stand over 2/3 of your shift.

- Ability to sit over 2/3 of your shift.

- Ability to use and reach with your hands and arms.

- Ability to climb or balance over 1/3 of your shift.

- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl over 1/3 of your shift.

- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

- Use of personal protective equipment is always required. (Hearing protection and safety glasses)

- General mill environment, high noise, dust & traffic (pedestrian and forklift).

- Frequent getting on and off forklift.

- Occasional contact with lubricants and propane.

- Fast paced environment.