Equipment/Forklift Team Lead - 2nd Shift

Description

Night shift - Monday to Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Job Description Job Title: Equipment/Forklift Team Lead Department: Equipment Reports to: Equipment Supervisor FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Summary : Directs workers to ensure accuracy, productivity and teamwork. Essential Functions: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:

• Have a working knowledge of the AS400 system
• Understand the equipment department SOP for all jobs and functions.
• Under supervision of the Plant Supervisor, directs workers on team to ensure accuracy, productivity, and teamwork; coordinates daily work flow, responds to routine work process questions and resolves issues by resolving thorough appropriate chain of command.
• Speak clearly in front of a group and conduct a team meeting.
• Follow safety rules for self and team, including maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and sets example for the team; corrects and promptly brings safety issues to the attention of management.
• Think quickly, use good judgement in all situations.
• Promotes accurate, timely communication up and down the organization to ensure priority issues are addressed.
• Coordinate daily workflow with other management personnel.
• Ensures the work areas are appropriately maintained and correct any unsafe conditions immediately.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Other duties may be assigned, directed or requested.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum of 3 years of equipment experience or equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
• Must be computer literate.
• Knowledge of computerized inventory control system preferred.

Physical Requirements: The requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

• Must be able to stand up to 6 hours in a day.
• Must be able to walk up to 6 hours.
• Will continuously reach up and out.
• Will occasionally climb.
• Will occasionally push/pull from 11-25 pounds.
• Will frequently bend, stoop, reach up and out, crouch, kneel, and push/pull from 36-50 pounds.
• Will frequently lift up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds.
• Will occasionally have repetitive foot movement.
• Will frequently have repetitive hand/arm movements for simple reaching, simple and firm grasping and/or fine hand manipulation.
• Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to stand; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to wear gloves occasionally.

Language Skills:

• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to speak with all levels of the organization
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Be able to write routine reports

Mathematical Skills:

• Must be proficient in mathematics
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's
• Ability to perform these operations using American money and weight measurements, volume, and distance

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The work performed is in a warehouse environment
• The employee is frequently exposed to vibrations and dust and will be working around moving machinery
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at low decibels
• Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment

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