Forklift Operator

Company: ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages

Department: Cleveland Warehouse Team 2

Job Location: 4900 Cleveland, OH

Other Potential Locations: Cleveland, OH

We are actively seeking enthusiastic team players who want to work with the world's most trusted and iconic brands.

About ABARTA

ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages is a family-owned company committed to being a visible, engaged partner to the customers and communities we serve. We value diversity and individuality and when you thrive, we thrive. ABARTA offers the perks of a large corporation with the personalized touch of a smaller company. We are a workplace that encourages sharing ideas in a supportive environment, growing professionally, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and interacting with all levels of the organization. We would love for you to become a part of our family to help make our vision of Quenching the Thirst of Our Neighbors a reality!

Summary

The Forklift Operator is responsible for various assignments, duties, and tasks within the Warehouse that may or may not require the use of a PIT Forklift, such as building pallets, inbound unloading, outbound loading, replenishment of the pick floor, or Vertique mezzanine areas, and, or the fulfillment of customer orders. This role will travel throughout the warehouse pick area to retrieve and stack specific products and quantities; per the Pick Ticket assigned while maintaining any determined expectations of safety, accuracy, and, or efficiency. This position performs other tasks assigned by Warehouse Management including, pallet stacking, handling damage restack and, or rework, stacking product, and picking up pallets with a Pallet Jack, when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading trucks by Company standards both manually and/or with a forklift/pallet jack.


• Using the forklift to supply production or pick lines and clamp area.


• Manually handpicking orders accurately according to pick sheet.


• Returning product to inventory and re-packaging damaged product.


• Comply with all safety policies and procedures.


• Maintain quality standards


• Follow proper forklift and general warehouse procedures


• Accountable for proper product rotation in all areas of the warehouse
  • Ensure FIFO is followed (First in, First Out)
  
  


• Accountable for damaged product in the warehouse caused by poor work methods (damaging product through poor handling)


• Housekeeping duties.


• Other Duties: As assigned by the Warehouse/Production Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent; prior pallet jack/forklift experience necessary; or equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Must have good mathematical skills.


• Must have the ability to work independently.

• 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.


• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit; walk; push/pull objects; drive; bend; squat; stoop; reach overhead; twist; kneel; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; work on or near moving machinery.


• The employee must occasionally climb.


• The employee must be able to lift over 50 pounds.

ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC applicants must submit to a background verification process prior to commencing employment with the company. Employment with ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC is contingent on a pre-employment background check which may include drug screening, driving records (including minor moving violations) and will be evaluated according to ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC guidelines to determine eligibility for this position. ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorites/Women/Veterans/Disable/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

For more job postings and additional information about our company and culture, please visit our careers site at https://abartacocacola.com.

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Nearest Major Market: Cleveland