Shipping/Receiving Driver - Night Shift at Buckhorn, Inc. in Springfield, Missouri

Job Description:

Position Summary

A motivated team-oriented person whose primary duties include pulling orders and loading product for shipping and counting product in inventory for verification if enough product has been produced for shipping.

You have the responsibility as an employee at Buckhorn to make a good quality product to exceed our customer expectations. You have the authority and responsibility to initiate recommendations to resolve problems and continuously improve our Quality Management. Total Quality Management involves all employees at Buckhorn to be dedicated to participating in improving our processes, our products, and our culture. Quality product starts and ends with you! Take pride in your work by providing a clean & functioning product for our customers.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties listed below are not all inclusive of the work that will be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

• Drive an industrial forklift according to standard operating procedure
• Supply finished material to conversion area for special orders
• Pull orders for shipping
• Load trailers with correct product
• Comply with all safety measures before loading a truck (i.e., making sure wheel are chocked before loading )
• Count finished product to verify inventory
• Work safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by following Buckhorn policies and OSHA Standards
• Know proper procedures to follow in case of emergency, such as potential personal injury, water, or gas leak, and/or power failure

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); required
• Forklift certification: required or must obtain if selected for position and don't have
• One to three years related experience and/or training; preferred
• Warehouse, forklift, and/or shipping experience; preferred
• Computer proficiency (Word and Excel); preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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 correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with coworkers and supervision.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to do two mathematical operations to arrive at the solution.

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.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described herein 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 drive a forklift; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk, climb, or balance, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 49 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described herein 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is usually exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat and the low risk of electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Other details

• Job Function Operations/Indirect
• Pay Type Hourly