Forklift Operator at Tree Top Inc. in Wenatchee, Washington

Competitive benefits package available after 60 days of employment.

For a full list of benefits please visit our Career page at https://www.treetop.com/careers/benefits/

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and six months to one-year position-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, write, and speak and understand in English, in order to interpret documents such as specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.


• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with co-workers and supervisors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Required: Forklift Certification

PURPOSE:

To provide production with the correct variety/blend of raw product to meet customer specifications and maintain production flow.

SUMMARY:

Operate the Forklift, while ensuring appropriate fruit is introduced into the system per customer specifications; place bins of apples on the in feed conveyor of the Auto Dump System for processing; maintain production flow; keep empty bins organized and stacked for disposition; and demonstrate teamwork. Organize fruit variety by row and complete required paperwork.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. All of 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. The Organization chart indicated key personnel with the authority to take action.

Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

This is a representative sample--not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

1. Operate the Forklift:

1. Ensure adequate supply of fruit is placed on in feed conveyor.


2. Ensure proper blend of apples is placed on in feed conveyor.


3. Retrieve designated fruit from storage area and put into production - keeping production full at all times.


4. Remove full Peewee bins and replace with empty bins.


5. Be able to weigh fruit on scales and use scales in scale house.


6. Check all bins for stickers and rotting fruit, foreign material and notify Supervisor.


7. Operate the flipper lift as required.


8. Remove empty bins from production area.


9. Stack bins in a straight row, between yellow lines.

1. Communicate:

1. Receive from Process Operator and/or Supervisor changes in variety blends


2. Inform oncoming shift of what fruit is being ran for production and any raw product issues for tickets in production


3. Receive information from Supervisor, Process Operator or Raw Fruit Coordinator on blend requirements


4. Coordinate with Raw Fruit Coordinator and/or scale house Supervisor and co- workers on where to stack Peewees.


5. Discuss process needs with co-workers.


6. Communicate any damage done to property or forklift to Supervisor immediately

1. Maintain Forklift:

1. Complete forklift check list before the start of each shift for every forklift that is driven by the employee.


2. Check to ensure proper fluid levels fill as required.


3. Report serious problems to Supervisor immediately.


4. Maintain propane tank level - should be full at end of shift.

1. Complete Paperwork:

1. Count bins hour before shift ends and accurately split tickets for tonnage use.


2. Document tonnage used and Peewees made in a timely manner.


3. Weigh peewees - hour before shift end.


4. Manifest peewee bulk tickets.

1. Keep Empty Bins Organized:

1. Stack bins, segregated by grower.


2. Nest appropriate grower bins.


3. Place bins in proper rows in designated sections.


4. Keep production area free of debris.


5. Shovel spilled apples off of the ground.

1. Industrial and Food Safety:

1. Follow proper Lock Out/Tag Out procedures/standards


2. Follow all Haz-Com and Chemical Safety procedures/standards


3. Follow all Good Manufacturing Practice procedures and standards


4. Follow forklift safety protocols


5. Follow all Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point procedure/standards


6. Wear required and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment at all times


7. Identify and address all unsafe conditions and unsafe acts - Report to supervisor on shift


8. Follow all other applicable safety rules and regulations.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Required during production duties:

Additional PPE required during sanitation duties:

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Employee must have training and/or certification in the following:
  
  
  
  1. Forklift Operation
  
  
  
  


• Employee may require additional training and/or certification in the following:
  
  
  
  1. Confined Space
  
  
  2. Fall Protection
  
  
  
  

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
  
  
  
  1. Stand
  
  
  2. Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
  
  
  3. Reach with hands and arms
  
  
  4. Talk or hear
  
  
  
  


• The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, stoop, kneel or crouch


• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance


• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for paperwork, driving and reading specifications, distance vision to drive the forklift, color vision to check product color and identify packaging color differences, peripheral vision for driving the forklift and to watch for pedestrians, depth perception for driving the forklift and stacking pallets, and the ability to adjust focus for driving the forklift and identifying the product

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 regularly works in proximity to moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock.


• The employee frequently works in high, precarious places


• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat.


• The employee occasionally works in outside extreme weather conditions (heat, cold, wind, etc.)


• The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles.


• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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: hr@treetop.com or 509-697-7251.

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