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Job Posting Title

Fork Lift Operator

Job Description Summary

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Perform duties to operate forklift in a safe and efficient manner to service production equipment with raw material, remove containers with finished goods. Pull and prepare products for shipment, load trucks, unload and verify incoming materials.

Job Description

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use computer list (with part number, location and quantity) to select materials for shipment according to priority established by the shipping clerk.   Use the forklift to stage for shipment, placing bar codes on containers, scanning and uploading into computer system.  - 15%
• Load outgoing shipments on trucks.  Provide supporting documents to shipping clerk. - 10%
• Use the forklift to unload freight deliveries.  Verify material counts to the bill of lading.  Contact quality control if there is any apparent signs of damage. - 10%
• Store materials in receiving area for quality control checks.  (Occasionally move approved materials from quality control staging to designated areas.) - 10%
• Weigh count finished and raw materials and assist with the movement of finished goods into storage.  Record product information and turn in report as appropriate.  - 5%
• Take yearly and as needed physical inventory of finished materials, recording part numbers and quantities.   Support proper counts by random audits by weight counting materials. - 5%
• Service manufacturing operations with raw materials as well as removal to shipping of finished goods. - 30%
• Dispose of chips from manufacturing processes as required. - 15%
• Perform other related duties as assigned. Follow safety rules and keep work area in a clean and orderly condition. - 5%

Required Skills and Education

EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE:

• High School Graduate

REQUIREMENTS:

MENTAL/VISUAL REQUIREMENTS:

Part-time normal and part-time concentrated attention and coordination required to operate the forklift and company truck, pull parts from storage, load and unload trucks, pack parts and record data.  Normal visual capabilities.  May be some auditory signals in safety-related situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Average physical effort required to operate the forklift, transfer parts from bins and prepare cartons and crate.  Various standing and walking.  Lifting up to 20 pounds occasionally to frequently.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with over 80 facilities in 18 countries, we are Bringing the Future Faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit AAM.com.

Why Join #TeamAAM:

As a member of #TeamAAM, you’ll get to make a difference on day one. From your first day with us, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, embrace challenges, build your skills, and bring your authentic self to work every day, all while helping to shape the future of mobility for AAM…and the world.

AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.