Job Description:
At AriensCo in Kenosha, Wisconsin, we're on the lookout for a talented Forklift Operator to join our dedicated team. As a vital contributor to our distribution process, you'll play a crucial role ensuring the efficient movement and management of materials critical to our operations. If you're a safety-conscious professional with a knack for precision and passion for teamwork, we invite you to be a part of our dynamic family and help us continue powering the great outdoors.
Come work for the King of Snow!
Shift hours: Monday- Friday 9am-5:30pm
The Day to Day...
- Material Handling Expertise: Collaborate within a team responsible for the safe handling of materials essential for outdoor power equipment manufacturing.
- Inventory Management: Precisely handle raw materials and parts, ensuring they are stored in designated locations.
- Equipment Operation: Proficiently operate machinery necessary to execute job tasks.
- Adherence to Standards: Maintain strict adherence to established standard work procedures to ensure consistency and quality.
- Team Support: Assist fellow team members in various areas to collectively achieve daily production targets.
- Accurate Documentation: Record essential information in compliance with standard work protocols.
- Loading and Unloading: Efficiently load and unload materials and units onto trucks as needed.
- AS400 Data Entry: Enter material movement data into the AS400 system for accurate tracking.
- Timely Deliveries: Deliver the right parts in the correct quantities to assembly cells or work centers in a punctual manner.
- Receiving Duties: Offload incoming products and transfer them to designated storage locations.
- Set-Up Assistance: Provide support for set-up duties as needed to ensure smooth operations.
- Goal-Oriented Collaboration: Collaborate with team members across various departments to achieve daily production targets effectively.
- Other duties as needed.
The Qualifications:
- Effective Communication Skills: Proficient in communicating effectively within a team and across various levels of the organization.
- Physical Endurance: Capable of standing for extended periods, often exceeding 8 hours per day.
- Manual Dexterity: Skilled in using hands to accurately position parts in place as required.
- Lifting Ability: Demonstrated capacity to lift objects weighing up to 35 pounds at varying frequencies.
- PPE Compliance: Strict adherence to wearing the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for safety.
- Team Collaboration: Ability to work seamlessly as part of a team, fostering a cooperative and productive work environment.
- Forklift and Equipment Operation: Proven experience in the safe and proficient operation of forklifts and other material handling equipment. Stand-up and Reach Truck experience preferred.