Forklift Driver

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to be responsible for a forklift to load, offload, move, stage and stack empties, crates, finished product and wooden pallets in the warehouse and also to count stocks.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Productivity:

Timeously loading of trucks within stipulated standards
Correct and accurate loading of trucks according to the loading/picking slip.
Correct date codes (expiry dates) loading on trucks
Stock rotation
Timeously offloading of trucks within stipulated standards
Stacking of empties and finished product in designated areas
Transferring of empties into Packaging
Transferring of finished product from Packaging into Warehouse
Stripping packaging receipts
Stripping imports, outbound and inbound trucks
Stripping packaging receipts
Stripping imports, outbound and inbound trucks
New glass injection and sorted glass stacking process.
Participate in daily, monthly, and annual stock counts
Conduct any task assigned which requires use of a forklift

Housekeeping/ 5S:

Maintain clean work environment by keeping bins, pallet area and workstations neat
Update 5S boards daily in your area
Emptying waste skips
Ensure 5S is entrenched and implemented in your work area
Reduce/minimise breakages and maintain package quality
Conduct daily stacking adherence audits and discuss in the shift handover meetings

Safety:

Maintain a safe work environment by not endangering yourself and others
Conduct daily pre-trip inspections on forklift
Wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment
Entrench and adhere to all company safety standards
Follow safe operating procedures and work instructions at all times.
Report safety hazards, accidents and incidents to your supervisor
Observe all Covid 19 Safety Guidelines / Protocols
Operate a forklift as per safety speed limit of 15 km/h
Apply VPO/DPO practices in daily operational activities and tasks
Participate in VPO Logistics pillar implementation and execution
Initiate and participate in problem solving sessions by using VPO problem solving tools such as 5Whys, OWDs and AB reports
Participate in people engagement
committees when required
Ensure quality standard of the products is maintained

Key Attributes and Competencies:

Hardworking
Ability to adhere to instruction
High integrity levels
Honest
Team Player

Minimum Requirements:

Grade 12 Certificate
Forklift drivers Certificate
Previous experience with driving a forklift

Additional Information:

BAND: XI

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.