Warehouse Forklift Operator

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A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 46 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Position Summary:  Attends scale, picks parts for outside processes, records transactions in the computer, and keeps accurate and up-to-date retrieval records of raw and in-process material moving in and out of north warehouse. Assists Planners with daily duties by pulling prints and attaching to Work Orders, distributing weekly and daily reports, and acting as a backup Planner if needed. Organization and reliability are important traits for this position. Must be able to operate a stand-up forklift and have a safe driving record. This position requires familiarity with bills of Lading and Receiving. The Warehouse Scale Attendant must also have a working knowledge of DMACS (Distributed Manufacturing Automation & Control Software), or be able to learn.

Essential Job Duties: 

• Route and record all incoming and outgoing material through the warehouse system
• Maintain inventory system records
• Get parts from Warehouse on stand-up forklift
• Issue components to work orders
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is preferred, especially Excel and Outlook
• Must be knowledgeable in and practice all safety procedures
• Must have willingness to help out in other areas and perform any other duties as required or directed.

Education and/or Experience:  High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:  Stand-Up Forklift License required.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and complete necessary production forms.  Ability to speak effectively with fellow employees and/or customers. 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, schedule, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several variables; problem solving ability.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands/arms.   The employee is regularly required to talk, hear at conversational level, and smell.  The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 70 pounds.  Moving/lifting greater than 70 pounds requires assistance from another employee or a lifting device/hoist.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Required Personal Protective Equipment: Employee is required to wear proper safety eyewear, hearing protection, and steel-toed shoes at all times while on the plant floor.

Company Information: The Timken Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All associates and applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law. For additional information please visit our website Timken Careers  http://www.timken.com/careers/.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.