Forklift Operator - Selah Plant

Salary Range $18.26 - $23.72 depending on qualifications
SUMMARY:

Responsible for the loading and unloading of material and/or finished goods, stacking full and empty bins and drums, transportation of raw material to and from designated areas, and following established sanitation and safety procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Other duties may be assigned. All the following are to be performed while adhering to Tree Top operational policies, safety rules, procedures and good manufacturing practices. It is the responsibility of every employee at Tree Top Inc. to report food safety and food quality problems or risks to personnel with the authority to initiate action against these said possible risks.
This is a representative sample--not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

• Lot location inventory
• Checks equipment prior to shift on a daily basis and completes equipment check list.
• Responsible for the loading and unloading of trucks with raw material and empty bins or drums.
• Transportation of raw material to and from designated areas.
• Cleans fruit storage areas when necessary.
• Responsible for forklift fueling and cleaning procedures
• Responsible for ensuring that bins have tags and are not mixed with unlike varieties
• Complies with all established PPE, GMP, Sanitation and Safety policies and procedures
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned by lead or supervisor without use of a forklift
• Ability to complete appropriate check lists and reports.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Current driver's license and DMV report that meet the requirements of our insurance agency
• Must also complete a forklift safety training course

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception,
• Ability to adjust focus.

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.
• The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

DISCLAIMER:
Full benefit details for this position can be found on our website

The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. A full job description is available at the time of interview.

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this job with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends, in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to disability and the ability of the department/division to accommodate the limitation.

Tree Top is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If you require an accommodation to participate in our application process, please contact Human Resources at: or 509-697-7251.