Description

The Forklift Operator drives a liquefied gas or battery powered industrial truck equipped with forklift to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials in the warehouse or factory.

This position will also require being vouchered as a backup truck loading /receiving forklift operator on 2nd shift.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to safety and perform job duties in accordance with company safety policies and procedures
• Maintain high efficiency according to established rates during operation of the assigned equipment
• Complete required quality inspections per customer specifications and paperwork - quality is the responsibility of all employees
• Work with peers and other departments to improve quality and performance
• Provide an active role in the housekeeping of the assigned area
• Understand department communication systems, schedules, time/attendance system and job reporting requirements

Knowledge, Skills, Or Abilities Desired

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks under unitized stacks, loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supplies workers with materials as needed.
• May load or unload materials onto or off of trailers, pallets, skids, etc.
• Replaces liquefied-gas tank.

Qualifications Desired

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Industrial Truck Operator certificate
• Previous industrial truck operator experience
• Computer data entry and retrieval related experience
• Handheld scanner experience

Compensation & benefits:

• The starting wage for this position is $21.88/hour