Shipping & Receiving Forklift Driver

Job Description

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.

Requirements

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience

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