Job Description
Job Description
Are you looking for an opportunity where you can build your future? American Beverage Corporation is a longstanding company that is growing! Join our Unionized Manufacturing Team and enjoy a competitive wage of $18.
65 per hour, a 6% employer 401k match, 9 company paid holidays, vacation and personal time off, medical, dental and vision insurance, company paid short-term disability and life insurance coverages!
The American Beverage Corporation (ABC) is a diversified beverage company based in Verona, Pennsylvania along with a manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
ABC manufactures and markets fruit drinks, ready-to-drink alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic cocktail mixers. The company’s brands include the iconic and highly recognizable Little Hug Fruit Barrels, Big Hug and Guzzler in addition to Daily’s (alcoholic cocktail drinks and mixers).
The company was first founded in 1960 as Daily Orange Juice Company, which delivered fresh orange juice door-to-door in Verona.
Today, ABC is owned by Harvest Hill Beverage Company.
SUMMARY : The Warehouse Forklift Operator is responsible for operating a forklift throughout the warehouse while following all applicable safety regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Follow all safety, food safety, & Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) rules and regulations.
- Accurately complete forklift inspection sheet and clean-up assignment checklist.
- Perform forklift inspection at the start of each shift.
- Ability to use the Radio Frequency (RF) system to receive and stock our product or any outside vendor product using the Movement function of the RF system.
Use the Pick / Gather function to pre-stage product for loads when needed.
- Responsible for unloading all incoming shipments correctly and properly filling out inbound shipping reports.
- Responsible for loading product onto trailer for shipping to our customers using the RF system.
- Accurately compare all quantities to packing list and report and damaged product to quality control.
- Accurately scan product bar codes and complete receiving forms for shipping office.
- Responsible for ensuring that all areas of the warehouse are kept clean and orderly.
- Work in a safe manner by following all company rules and regulations as instructed during job orientation and yearly required safety training.
- Identify issues and communicate them promptly to the Production Supervisor for assistance.
- All other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES None
WORK INSTRUCTIONS TO POSITION SOPs are critical to meet customer specifications and maintenance of food safety, quality and process efficiency.
Operator’s manual available on each line.
WORK SAFETY Ensures that all tasks and functions of position are performed in a safe manner at all times and that all procedures and requirements are properly followed to accomplish assigned tasks.
FOOD SAFETY / QUALITY Responsible for food safety and quality as well as reporting food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority if unable to initiate action.
BACKUP COVERAGE In the absence of this position, another qualified Forklift Operator or Back-up Forklift Operator shall cover the absence.
EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE HS Diploma or equivalent. Must be able to attend all job related training classes to increase job knowledge and improve job performance.
This also encourages confidence and sense of accomplishment.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and understand standard operating procedures and customer specifications. Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to calculate figures and amounts using calculator.
REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS Basic computer skills and RF system.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Successful completion of company forklift certification. Valid Driver’s License.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS As required to attend off site training.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel.
The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 60 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close visions and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Employee subject to company rules, regulations and GMP’s.
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American Beverage Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
EEO / AA / Veterans / Disabled / LGBTQ
Employees and job applicants are safeguarded from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.
Consistent with these obligations, EEO also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities.
A shift
10 : 00pm - 6 : 00am)
C Shift
2 : 00pm-10 : 00pm)