NON DOT Yard Jockey/Sitdown Forklift
Hybrid role doing both positions
2nd shift: Tuesday-Friday 5PM-3:30AM
$23.50 plus $1.50 shift differential
Description of the Position:
Drives gasoline or diesel-powered tractors to transport and spot trailers at appropriate loading docks and/or staging areas.
Operates gasoline-, liquefied gas-, or electric-powered industrial equipment equipped with lifting devices, such as sit-down, stand-up, clamp or other elevating equipment to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials in distribution center or storage yard.
Responsibilities:
- Performs trailer movements by attaching drive unit to trailers to move to and from dock doors for loading and unloading.
- Checks trailer lights and tires and inspects truck for defects before and after trips and submit reports indicating truck condition.
- Monitors truck refrigeration units and may check temperature.
- Maintains an orderly lot and paperwork for trailer locations by performing daily yard checks.
- Checks empty trailers to ensure cleanliness.
- Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Write routine reports and correspondence.
- Adhere to all safety guidelines and rules.
- Follow corporate and site-specific Good Manufacturing Practices and report noncompliance when observed.
- Observe all company safety rules and assist in enforcement as appropriate.
Load, unload, move, stock, and stage products and materials using powered industrial equipment.
- Maintain equipment and materials in a neat, clean and orderly fashion.
- On a daily basis, inspect assigned equipment.
- Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods and OSHA standards.
- Unload inbound shipments safely and move product to storage locations.
- Efficiently stack and store product in the appropriate areas.
- Pull and prepare products for shipment, ensuring the exact number and types of products are loaded and shipped.
- Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into rail cars, trailers, or containers.
- Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Report quality variances.
- Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee that tight inventory control and security are maintained.
- Assist in physical inventories.
- Ensure proper stock rotation.
- Follow customer requirements and/or other instructions to ensure accuracy: load count, stability of product, and that all products are loaded and unloaded safely.