Forklift Jockey

Nestle Purina is dedicated to enhance the lives of Pet animals. They provide pet care products worldwide by their affiliates.

Safely and efficiently operate a lift truck to load/unload trucks or rail cars with incoming or outgoing shipments, move pallets of product and materials in order to maintain proper storage to meet customer needs, and pick cases for customer orders. Enter data into the lift truck mounted computer warehouse system to reflect accurate inventories. Operate a tractor trailer in a safe and efficient manner to move trailers to and from the Mixing Center and occasionally other areas of the site.

* Operate lift truck in a safe and efficient manner to load/unload trucks and/or rail cars. * Move pallets and materials within the warehouse (following FIFO rotation) to maintain proper storage to meet customer needs. * Perform lift truck mounted computer operations for the warehousing system (currently WMS). * Change batteries on lift truck and propane on scrubber as needed. * Check operations of the lift truck, using a checklist, and advise the supervisor of any malfunction. * Hand pick and stack cases for customer orders as needed. * Unload and store wet plant finished product from the shuttle trailer as needed. * Maintain housekeeping and GMP’s within the Mixing Center, using the scrubber and sweeper equipment as necessary. * Safely and efficiently operator a tractor trailer to: * Shuttle loads between plants and the Mixing Center * Hook up airlines from tractor to trailer * Spot trucks at the warehouse doors as directed from the shipping office * Move trailers in the yard as needed for efficient and safe space utilization * Fuel tractors that are being used around the yard * Operate Rail King (railcar mover) to move and position railcars to and from the rail doors. * Complete daily tractor safety checklist. * Complete maintenance repair log as needed. * Perform other miscellaneous duties as directed by supervisor * Perform all other duties as assigned

* High School Diploma or GED Equivalency * Must have tractor trailer driving and docking experience. CDL-A is preferred but not required. * Must Have 2+ years of forklift operation experience within a high volume warehouse environment or have completed a certified program on forklift operations, materials handling, RF Scanning and Slip Sheeting **Skills:** * Must pass required test to safely operate tractor trailers.