Forklift Operator

Boshart Industries is based in Canada, bringing an impressive legacy of over 70 years as a Master Distributor to the United States in the plumbing and water well industry, as well as a complimentary secondary business in Manufacturing. Our unwavering dedication lies in cultivating excellence among our employees. We achieve this by fostering a secure, enjoyable, and inclusive work environment, where achievements, milestones, and successes are regularly recognized and celebrated. We're thrilled to be a part of the Charlotte area!

At Boshart Industries, we are committed to both the personal and professional development of our employees. By combining our extensive experience with a steadfast commitment to creating an empowering workplace, we continue to thrive as an industry leader.

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ROLE SUMMARY:

The Forklift Operator is to successfully move materials through the warehouse. Forklift Operators will perform general warehouse duties including; shipping/receiving, picking and packing orders, processing orders (where applicable) in the system, and other warehouse related job tasks as assigned such as putting stock away from Receiving and Packaging locations, shelf replenishment and consolidating overstock pallets

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Load and unload products from trailers using forklift trucks and other material handling equipment and store the products in proper places in warehouse
• Stock shelves appropriately as per Company stands; all barcodes are facing out and the box that will be used for picking can be completely opened without having to rip the flaps off
• Maintain pick/overstock locations as required
• Monitor and maintain accurate inventory by checking product counts on overstock and pick locations to ensure pick locations maintain accurate counts
• Handling plastic shrink wrap or strapping from product
• Maintain stock replenishments by ensuring the electronic movement of the product matches the physical movement of the product.
• Consolidating skids by ensuring same product groups get skidded together and in the area of the pick location with all barcodes facing out
• Product substitutions by ensuring all master and inner cases are labelled properly with the new part information
• Packing overstock pallets
• Identify and report faulty equipment, damages, and safety concerns to Supervisor immediately
• Weigh products and record weight and other data in product labels
• Follow company standards and legal regulations to ensure safe and positive work atmosphere
• Maintain forklift equipment by troubleshooting breakdowns, performing preventive maintenance, recommending repairs and performing routine pre and post inspections
• Maintain material handling equipment by recharging, cleaning, oiling, refueling and other necessary actions, and record all information on log sheet
• Pick orders as required

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a safe and organized working area by ensuring all pedestrian safety requirements are being followed at all times
• Ensure all pallets are safely wrapped
• Provide help to additional personnel as required
• Perform regular vehicle circle checks and maintenance of all company vehicles such as recordings and truck documentation
• Shuttle product between buildings when necessary
• Ensure all vehicle licensing is up to date and all recent safety checks have been completed to ensure all vehicles pass a safety test
• Maintain forklift batteries and lift trucks ensuring that they are in good working condition at all times by ensuring the proper changing and charging of the all forklift batteries are completed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School or equivalent
• Valid G license

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Valid forklift operator license from a recognized training provider

BEHAVIOURAL:

• Demonstrated ability to apply the following behavioral competencies on the job:
• Team Building - Working effectively and productively with others
• Organization and planning - Utilizing logical, systematic and orderly procedures to meet objectives
• Goal Orientation - Energetically focusing efforts on meeting a goal, mission or objective
• Decision Making - Utilizing effective processes to make decisions
• Flexibility - Agility to adapting to change

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Forklift experience an asset

Boshart Industries has deemed this position as safety sensitive. A safety sensitive position, if not performed in a safe manner, can cause direct and significant damage to property, and/or injury to the employee, others around them, the public and/or the immediate environment.

This job description does not imply that these requirements are the exclusive requirements of this position. This position requires performance of additional related duties as needed.

WORKING HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm (additional hours may be required to work and you may also be required to work on Saturday).

If you have a passion for results and want to grow your career with a dynamic and growing industry leader, please go to Careers - Boshart Industries to submit your cover letter and resume. We thank all applicants for their interest in joining Boshart Industries Inc; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.