Shipping Forklift Driver

Shift: Nights Sunday - Wednesday 8:00pm - 6:30am

Pay Rate: $21 

Employee will be driving a forklift but is also on and off the forklift throughout the shift doing tasks that assist in their responsibilities such as, to straighten blocks, check tickets, etc.  Based on schedule, pulls, stages, and groups doors based on daily schedule markings and groups identical doors to minimize change-over set-ups on the lines, while maintaining order integrity and sort based on width, saw thickness, length, bevel.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates and sorts orders to segregate orders by PO, customer, and customer locations.
• Door prepping locations and process for consolidation.
• Stacking requirements. 
  • Stacks/down stacks pallets of doors to customer shipping quantity specs, verify doors and Jetta mark/species on the doors match the tickets, inspect paint edge quality, direct lift drivers on where to stage pallets of doors, combine/build/pyramid door stacks for each customer using SOP procedures - (use culled doors/cardboard/runners between pallets to protect doors).
• Sends doors to repair that fail to meet quality specs.
• Uses a pallet jack to retrieve and stage material and wraps doors for shipment.
• Communicates with upstream/downstream channels for doors shipping needs to complete loads. 
• Forklift knowledge and safety procedures.
• Excellent knowledge of all raw material component, location of all materials in the plant.
• Able to read, complete, and process all receiving paperwork and transfers.
• Unloads all incoming product from vendors.
• Verifies materials received to the invoice or bill of lading.
• Puts away materials in appropriate locations.
• Executes directives provided for organizing all materials in warehouse.
• Confirms material movements are in process, assist in locating materials.
• Forklift operating skills to load/unload, lift, move, place, stack raw materials, navigate throughout the plant.
• Follows work instructions and pays attention to details.
• Follows safety and PPE procedures and reports violations to supervisor, leads, and/or to safety.
• Follows work practices that are in the guidelines of OSHA standards.
• Follows all Environmental Health and Safety rules and ISO requirements.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with 5s requirements, rules, and regulations. 
• Must be able to work required overtime as needed.
• Work with members of leadership and quality to solve issues.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• The employee must have the ability to read and write.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to get on/off a forklift.
• The employee is frequently required to perform repetitive motions.
• The employee frequently is required to walk, use hands to feel or handle, and to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to bend, stoop, twist, push, pull, talk, and hear.
• The employee must be able to manually lift/slide/flip materials or boxes of material (max. 50 -75lbs. sometimes without assistance. 
• Face paced position - constant flow of materials, attention to details required.
• Mildly controlled environment - can expect some cold and heat during extreme weather conditions.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is working amongst moving parts, oil, grease, coolants, fumes and other airborne particulates which can become hazardous under certain circumstances.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE                                 

• Excellent memory recall, strong planning and organizational skills, ability to comprehend and retain large amounts of data, high attention details, read/interpret schedules, read tape measure 1/16" and work with sense of urgency.  Must have a high attention to detail.
• Works with little supervision to prepare and consolidate door stacks to maximize cubic footage on truck and according to customer specs, quality specs, and routes doors to appropriate destinations.
• Manually lifts/slide/flip materials or doors (max of 100 lbs), bending, stooping, twisting, pushing, pulling, stacking doors, and standing for extended periods.  Depth perception required.
• Fast paced job, constant need to recall where doors are staged for future consolidation. Separate doors by customer and load, and locate with like items within a pallet, must Be constantly thinking about how to maximize stacks of doors.
• Strong and effective communication skills in directing drivers and team members. Must also communicate with upstream and downstream departments.
• Must be mechanically inclined and have good math and measurement skills.
• Must read and write English.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and must have good attendance and safety records.
• Must demonstrate solid teamwork abilities.
• This is not all inclusive and responsibilities can be added pending business needs.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
• Able to read and write in English.
• Able to read tape measure 1/32".
• Basic math skills with ability to perform basic math calculations, such as, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Plus, knowledge of fractions and decimals.
• Previous manufacturing warehouse forklift experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Able to coordinate shipping products.
• Strong time management skills.
• Able to read and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule format.  
• Ability to work in a team environment, good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly and effectively to change.
• Good hand/eye coordination.

Note: The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential function and basic duties have been included.  It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities.  Masonite reserves the right to change job duties or responsibilities as business needs change. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

About Owens Corning  

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com. 

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.