Forklift Operator
On-siteTampa, Florida, United States
Tampa, Florida, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeAssociates DegreeLarge
Full TimeAssociates DegreeLarge
Job Summary
Operate forklifts, front-end loaders, and block machines to load delivery trucks, place racks, and manage plant inventory. Perform daily pre-shift inspections, report equipment malfunctions, and conduct simple maintenance tasks like checking fluid levels. Clean mixers, hoppers, and work areas to maintain hazard-free conditions, while measuring product specifications and tracking material quantities. Assist with utility duties, startup/shutdown of production equipment, and training new employees. Work a 2nd shift in a block manufacturing facility with temperatures ranging from 25° to 100° F.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to operate fork trucks
- Certification to operate fork trucks
- Basic computer skills to operate machine control panels with electronic switches
- Ability to use, read and understand rulers and tape measures for measuring product specifications
- Ability to read, write and speak English as required by safety standards and job expectations
- Basic math skills, i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplying, dividing and averaging, to track discarded material and calculate block quantities to build programs
- Professional Interpersonal skills in order to understand and communicate with all team members
- Ability to learn the basic operation of production equipment
- Ability to perform duties requiring bending, stooping, squatting, and crawling at least 50% of shift
- Ability to stand 75% of shift
- Ability to lift concrete products and other objects weighing up to 95 pounds each from floor level to heights up to 4 feet
- Ability to climb ladders up to 7 feet to access material hoppers and equipment platforms
- Ability to work in a facility with seasonal temperatures ranging from 25° to 100° F
- Ability to follow all company safety rules and procedures
- Ability to operate fork truck inside or outside plant
- Ability to properly set & remove product racks from conveyor without damaging finished product or racks
- Ability to load pallet block injectors with wood or concrete block without damaging equipment or product
- Ability to demonstrate the ability to understand the basic operating cycle of the (block machine, front end, car & crawler, batcher, cuber, and mixers) per OEM equipment manuals
- Ability to perform proper startup and shutdown of the block machine
- Ability to assist with maintenance and repair of machinery
- Ability to immediately report to supervisor any abnormal product or equipment issues
- Ability to clean mixer and hoppers and other production equipment
- Ability to ensure all material feed hoppers are checked every 2 hours for buildup and cleaned if necessary
- Ability to report fork truck malfunctions
- Ability to complete daily pre-shift inspection
- Ability to perform simple fork truck maintenance tasks such as checking fluid and fuel levels
- Ability to safely and proficiently operate a front-end loader for plant cleanup and loading aggregate bins
- Ability to assist with training of new employees
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