COMPETENCIES:

• Core Communication
• Execution and Results
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Learns and follows safety regulations.
• Takes actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Monitors operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
• Adjusts handwheels and depresses pedals to control attachments.
• Starts engines, moves throttles, switches, or levers, or depresses pedals to operate machines.
• Coordinates machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from team members.
• Loads and moves equipment, or other materials, using fork trucks or related equipment.
• Checks fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
• Performs operator maintenance on fork trucks.
• Capability of training individuals in the Equipment Operator I position.
• Inspects equipment before use.
• Locates material using project numbers and piecemarks.
• Loads and unloads finished products using fork trucks.
• Loads and unloads raw materials using fork trucks.

REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret typed reports and schedules required.
• Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as forklifts, required.
• Working knowledge of material handling, banding, palletizing, and loading on to truck required.
• Ability to perform operator maintenance on fork trucks required.
• Shows advanced capabilities in operating various equipment.
• Shows ability to train individuals in Equipment Operator I position.
• Strong work ethic.
• Two years of experience as an Equipment Operator I or equivalent outside experience required.
• Combilift certification required.