Forklift Operator (Farmbrook Plant) - 2nd Shift; $22.05/hour to Start!

Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Forklift Operator based in York, PA (Farmbrook Plant). This is a 2nd shift opening, working 3pm to 11pm. Forklift Operators perform a combination of product handling and lift truck operating duties to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods.

• Follow all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices.
• Perform a safety lift truck inspection and battery check and report any equipment malfunctioning or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor.
• Change lift truck batteries and add water when necessary; keep a record of time batteries are changed.
• Fill out lift truck status report.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned.
• Review daily production schedule with Shift Supervisor, bring materials to the production lines when needed to execute schedule and notify supervisor of any materials running low.
• Remove finished goods from production lines, back to assigned warehouse locations.
• Provide accurate information of unloaded materials as well as materials used or produced to warehouse personnel.
• Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales and inform warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load.
• Maintain accurate records of materials being used and produced, and report them in appropriate paperwork, back to warehouse personnel.
• Store finished goods stacked neatly and at proper height.
• Verify that all finished goods removed from the production area must have a product code tag.
• Participate in physical inventory taking.
• Keep each production line supplied with the proper knock down cases, dividers, pallets and when each pallet is full take that pallet to the warehouse for loading on the trailer.
• Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists.
• Communicate with supervisor regarding shift totals and machine totals reports and with other lift truck operators regarding any changes or problems that arise.
• Use forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines to stretch wrap them and to staging area after wrapping, or to specified warehouse location.
• Visually inspect all completed pallets of product for quality and conformity to the packaging instructions to ensure quality at the source.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year forklift experience preferred.
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given.
• Collaborates well with others: proactively contributes to group objectives; volunteers to help others.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.

Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.