Logistics Technician - 1st Shift

Overview

Logistics Technician - 1st Shift (Project Management)

Faribault Foods Inc., the leading food manufacturing plant located in Rita Ranch, is looking for an experienced and safety-conscious Logistics Technician / Forklift Operator to join our line supply team. As a Forklift Operator, you will be operating a forklift while ensuring efficiency and safety.

Responsibilities

• Process inbound loads accurately and in a timely manner to facilitate accounting efficiency.
• Inspect and monitor the unloading of all raw materials; verify counts and lot numbers; notify the Logistics Department, Purchasing and Quality Assurance of rejection of contaminated loads.
• Interface with Accounting on receipt and shipment issues.
• Determine specific locations, print barcode labels, label pallets, and transport pallets to the appropriate warehouse location.
• Unload / load pallets to transport to the staging area; check packing lists / bill of lading for discrepancies and complete appropriate paperwork.
• Bring raw material / finished goods issues to the Logistics Department and interface with Quality Assurance, Production and Purchasing on production-related problems when unresolved.
• Provide materials and ingredients to the production line in a timely and efficient manner and ensure proper workflow in RM / FG to meet production and internal requirements.
• Maintain inventory accuracy physically and within the warehouse management system.
• Perform case picking for customer orders, hand stacking for product sorting and special skid building; ensure finished goods are properly stored, staged, loaded and shipped; process customer returns timely and accurately.
• Effectively solve problems to ensure consistency in receiving raw materials and shipping finished goods.
• Perform cycle counts using SAP and report results to the Logistics Supervisor; maintain FIFO through warehouse maintenance to consolidate finished product and raw materials.
• Perform basic shipping / receiving functions on the computer system (e.g., printing customer orders, bills of lading, packing slips) and verify product put away, inventory and lot status.
• Make recommendations to the Logistics Department and Quality Assurance for quality and process improvements.
• Perform and complete a daily forklift pre-operation inspection; report any major problems to the Logistics Manager.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area following company SOPs and GMPs; participate in safety activities to achieve departmental and plant-wide goals and objectives.
• Adhere to all company policies, programs, rules, regulations, and safety rules.
• Maintain OSHA Certified Forklift License.

Qualifications

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