Lead Forklift Driver

Lead Forklift Driver

The Lead Forklift Driver serves as a lead worker by providing solutions to workflow issues, meeting customer needs and achieving established standards.

Through individual action, sets the pace for production, movement and/or warehousing of product. Works cooperatively and productively with supervisors and other associates in order to complete tasks. Serves as a lead worker by providing solutions to workflow issues, meeting customer needs and achieving established standards. Brings valuable experience and depth of knowledge to the job and the team.

Principal duties include:

• Setting pace of production and the movement of product, assists teammates and adjusts workflow as needed to ensure standards and goals are met. Communicates with management, as required, when support is necessary.
• Consistently meeting or exceeding established goals and standards.
• Performing training, at the direction of management, to all employees ensuring good practices are understood and applied.
• Being self-directed in workload. Works with supervisor and/or other lead(s) to ensure work is at a steady pace.
• Identifying and addressing safety concerns.
• Following defined processes for protection and usage of high value company assets including but not limited to transportation fleet, forklifts, balers and other equipment.
• Maintaining inventory control processes (First In First Out).
• Contributing to continuous improvement by suggesting improvements in material flow and job tasks and maintenance of equipment used (forklifts, balers, etc.) to management.
• Ensuring bale and load weights meet customer expectation.
• Securing freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies.
• Meeting assigned productivity goals by utilizing best practices.
• Completing logs and reports as directed.
• Maintaining organization and supply of operating materials.
• Operating equipment in accordance with safety guidelines, including the use of protective equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements include:

• Work varied schedule and flexible hours.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel between Goodwill locations during shift.
• Experience working with machinery preferred, but not required.
• Experience baling preferred, but not required.
• Forklift certification may be requested or required.
• Prior work experience must include roles with forklift usage up to 50% of the day.

Core competencies include:

• Meeting quality guidelines.
• Prioritizing multiple work assignments and competing priorities.
• Communicating supply needs to management.
• Communicating to customers, donors, employees and visitors in a professional and pleasant manner.
• Consistently providing the highest levels of customer service by meeting Retail standards/expectations and Goodwill's Values.
• Following established security procedures.
• Maintaining confidentiality of business results.
• Maintaining accurate production records.
• Basic reading, writing, and math skills.

Physical/sensory demands include:

• Able to stand or be stationary for eight or more hours.
• Able to lift 75 pounds and push and/or pull cages weighing 600 pounds.
• Good hand/eye coordination. Small finger dexterity for some functions.
• Able to grasp material for baling on a continuous basis.
• Able to observe and remove materials to meet production and quality standards.
• Able to hear and respond to warning signals and/or alarms.
• Able to work in an environment that includes varying temperatures, dust, handling of unwashed clothing and loud noise.

Compensation and benefits are competitive and may include medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement plan, paid time off (PTO) and more. Equal Opportunity Employer.