Packer Associate 7a-7p Westlake

Operating a forklift or other material handling equipment is considered a "Safety Sensitive" function. A Safety-Sensitive Function, as defined by the Company, is one that requires the operation of motor vehicles, forklifts, or motorized warehouse equipment, or one that involves inspecting, servicing, conditioning, controlling, supervising, loading, or unloading such machinery.

The Warehouseman will be responsible for individual compliance with all safety rules, regulations, and policy procedures. Employee's responsibilities include but not limited to:

1. Compliance with all facility rules and regulations.
2. Reports any unsafe practices and/or conditions to their Supervisor.
3. Maintain floor safety discipline by interceding with fellow employees, who may engage in rule violations and/or unsafe, unhealthy activities.
4. Communicate to Management those employees who persist in violations of safety rules and/or procedures.
5. Wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE)/properly and reporting any defective PPE.
6. Report all near misses, accidents, injuries, including Muscular Skeletal symptoms or disorders.

Employees will be working in a Manufacturing and/or Warehouse environment in all types of weather. Conditions may range from and include: hot, cold, humid, loud, working near airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and forklift traffic.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

1. Powered Industrial Truck Certificate (In house training and licensing).

1. Stationary standing: 100% of the shift.
2. Walking: 60% of the shift.
3. Touching/Handling Product: 100% of the shift.
4. Sitting: 5% of the shift.
5. Useing Controls/Tools: 10% of the shift.
6. Reaching-(Hand & Arm): 75% of the shift.
7. Shifting/Twisting/Rotating core: 100% of the shift
8. Climb or Balances: 5% of the shift.
9. Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or Crawl: 10% of the shift.
10. Talk or Hear: 100% of the shift.
11. Smell: 5% of the shift.
12. Ability to lift: 25 pounds/Max.
13. Employees may wear corrective lenses (with protective safety overglasses) PPE or use our Safety Prescription Program (Ask your HR Representative).
14. Must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.