Forklift Operator

Location: Hialeah, FL, US, 33013

Department: Logistics (BO01)

Company name: Resolute Tissue

We are recruiting for Forklift Operator positions.

Apply today, start within a week! All ages and experience levels are welcome. We have full-time positions.

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What we are offering:

• One week of vacation the first year, then two weeks a year.
• Full range of group insurance
• Telemedicine services
• 401k savings plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Referral incentive: refer a friend and receive a bonus
• Work environment based on respect, inclusion and diversity
• Office accessible by public transit

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries and move them to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into trucks or storage facilities.
• Obtains copy of production schedule or shipping order and transports material or equipment to and from designated areas in the facility
• Loading and unloading goods from vehicles such as trucks
• Moving goods packed on pallets or in crates along with parent rolls with clamp trucks around the storage facility
• Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
• Checking loads are secure
• Stacking empty pallets
• Performing daily equipment checks including safety inspections and lubricating fork trucks
• Removing machine attachments and waste material from machines
• Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards
• Dumping materials into machine hoppers
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATION REQUIRMENTS

• Basic math, language and reading skills; basic computer skills may be required
• High degree of attention required to prevent damage or injury to others; promote a safe work environment
• Follow instructions for operating equipment and keeping records
• Execute assignments in an accurate, timely and safe manner
• Maintain a clean & safe environment
• May be required to use RF scanner gun
• Clean driving record and a valid state motor vehicle operator’s license required
• Forklift certification per OSHA standards
• Physical demands and abilities
• Frequently lift up to 50 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, stand, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for long periods of time
• Have a good sense of balance, eye-hand-foot coordination
• Ability to assess weights, judge distances and heights
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, depending upon season

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma or equivalent.

SAP experience preferred but not required

2 years’ previous job experience.

Resolute Tissue is a business unit of Resolute Forest Products. As one of the few fully integrated tissue manufacturers in North America, we have a well-established presence in retail and away-from-home tissue manufacturing and are ideally suited to serve U.S. customers. We own and operate three manufacturing mills, in Sanford and Hialeah, Florida, and Calhoun, Tennessee, as well as a converting facility in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Resolute Tissue offers a rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities and challenges that will help grow your skills.

With seven converting lines and two paper machine production lines –for paper towels and bath tissue – the Hialeah Mill is a 24/7 operation.

Four core values influence everything we do at Resolute Tissue and help ensure our continued growth and success:

• Work safely
• Be accountable
• Ensure sustainability
• Succeed together

Consult the Resolute Blog and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter to learn more about our company.

Resolute Tissue is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.