Forklift Operator $22/hr.

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 AriensCo family and help us continue powering the great outdoors.

Must Have

• Collaborate within a team responsible for the safe handling of materials.
• Precisely handle raw materials and parts, ensuring they are stored in designated locations.
• Proficiently operate machinery necessary to execute job tasks.
• Maintain strict adherence to established standard work procedures.
• Assist fellow team members in various areas to collectively achieve daily production targets.
• Record essential information in compliance with standard work protocols.
• Efficiently load and unload materials and units onto trucks as needed.
• Enter material movement data into the AS400 system for accurate tracking.
• Deliver the right parts in the correct quantities to assembly cells or work centers in a punctual manner.
• Offload incoming products and transfer them to designated storage locations.
• Provide support for set-up duties as needed to ensure smooth operations.
• Collaborate with team members across various departments to achieve daily production targets effectively.
• Proficient in communicating effectively within a team and across various levels of the organization.
• Capable of standing for extended periods, often exceeding 8 hours per day.
• Skilled in using hands to accurately position parts in place as required.
• Demonstrated capacity to lift objects weighing up to 35 pounds at varying frequencies.
• Strict adherence to wearing the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for safety.
• Ability to work seamlessly as part of a team, fostering a cooperative and productive work environment.
• Proven experience in the safe and proficient operation of forklifts and other material handling equipment.

Good to Have

• Stand-up and Reach Truck experience preferred.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
• Bonus Programs
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Paid vacation, holidays and leave programs
• Flexible spending account (FSA) plan
• Voluntary wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym discount membership program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Cross-training and job rotation opportunities
• Career paths
• Ongoing development through the Ariens Academy
• Kaizen Events - continuous improvement
• Ability to win products
• Daycare facility in Brillion, WI

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.