Logistics Technician - 2nd Shift

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7595297 Faribault Foods Inc., the leading food manufacturing plant located in Rita Ranch, is looking for an experienced and safety-conscious Logistics Technician/Forklift Operator to join our line supply team! As a Forklift Operator, you will be operating a forklift while ensuring efficiency and safety. **SUMMARY:**Receives Raw Material, ships Finished Goods, and handles/moves Raw Material/Finished Goods with consistence of quality, accuracy, efficiency, and safety. Supplies the proper materials and ingredients to the production line and pull finished product from the line for placement into the warehouse. Maintains the count integrity of the inventory by using a systematic cycle counting process to count stock items within the warehouse, and work to correct the discrepancies in SAP. Coordinates their activities involving support of other business units in order to meet and/or exceed the business units Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned. - Process inbound loads accurately and in a timely manner to facilitate Accounting efficiency. - Inspect and monitor the unloading of all Raw Materials and verify counts and lot numbers, notifying the Logistics Department, Purchasing and Quality Assurance of rejection of contaminated loads. Interface with Accounting on receipt and shipment issues - Responsible for determining specific locations, printing barcode labels, labeling pallets and for transporting the pallets to the appropriate warehouse location. - Responsible for unloading/loading all pallets to transport to the staging area, for checking packing list/bill of lading for any discrepancies and for completing appropriate paperwork. - Bring Raw Material/Finished Goods issues to the Logistics Department in a proactive manner and interface with Quality Assurance, Production and Purchasing on production related problems when unable to resolve. - Provide materials and ingredients to the production line in a timely and efficient manner and ensure proper workflow in Raw Materials/Finished Goods to meet production and internal requirements. - Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy throughout the warehouse both physically and within the warehouse management system. - Perform case picking for customer orders as well as hand stacking for product sorting and special skid building and ensure Finished Goods are properly stored, staged, loaded and shipped as well as process customer returns timely and accurately. - Effectively solves problems to be consistent in receiving Raw Material and shipping Finished Goods. {=html} - Perform cycle counts using SAP as required and report results to the Logistics Supervisor, as well as perform warehouse maintenance to consolidate finished product and raw materials while maintaining FIFO {=html} - Perform basic Shipping/Receiving functions on computer system such as printing customer orders, printing bills of lading, packing slips and verifying product put away and inventory and lot status. - Make recommendations to the Logistics Department and Quality Assurance for quality and process improvements. - Perform and complete a daily forklift pre-operation inspection, reporting any major problems to Logistics Manager. - Maintain a clean, safe and organized work area following company SOPs and GMPs and support and participate in safety activities to achieve departmental and plant wide goals and objectives. - Adhere to all company policies, programs, rules, regulations, and safety rules. - Maintain OSHA Certified F rklift License.