3rd shift- Forklift Operator

Job Description
Position Title: Forklift Operator
Wage: $17.00 per hour
Shift: 3rd
Hours: 6:00pm-6:30am (3/4 work week)
QPS Employment Group has a great Forklift Operator position available at a company in Wright City, MO. This is a 3rd shift position with the opportunity for hire.
Forklift Operator Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and adhere to the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
- Responsible for adhering to food quality and food safety guidelines, Customer and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF) standards.
- Load and unload raw materials from incoming trucks and transport them to designated areas.
- Validate quantities by use of Blind Count Sheets or use of SAP transactions performed on forklift computer.
- Ability to use SAP database through Vehicle Mounted Units (VMUs) installed on forklifts.
- Load/unload trucks and perform all other warehouse functions within SAP using the forklift VMU.
- Ability to operate powered industrial trucks (PIT's) in a high paced environment and be in-house forklift certified.
- Supply raw materials to the production lines as required.
- Perform pre-trip forklift inspections and adhere to forklift battery or propane tank changing operations and safety procedures.
- Perform any other driving activities as directed by leadership.
- Clean/maintain work areas throughout the shift.
- Represents the company in a positive manner at all times.
- May have production machine operation duties.
Forklift Operator Requirements:
- Capability to read and write job instructions in the specified acceptable language(s) for the location.
- Must be able to perform basic computer functions.
- Must demonstrate the basic operation of powered industrial trucks.
- Must be forklift certified by an approved trainer.
- Ability to quickly identify and resolve operational issues.
- Familiarity with warehouse management software for tracking inventory and logistics.
- Basic computer skills for operating production software and logging data.
- Ability to analyze data and process parameters to optimize production.
- Participation in safety audits and inspections to ensure a safe working environment.
- High School Certification or equivalent (GED).
- 3 years + work experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
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