What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Operator - 1st Shift position at ElevaIT Solutions?
Forklift Operator
Client Overview
This company is one of the biggest packaging manufacturers in the world, making cardboard boxes, cartons, and other packaging used by grocery stores, retailers, and manufacturers everywhere. You would be working at one of their production facilities helping keep products moving through the plant.
Top 3 Skills
- Forklift operation
- Material handling
- Load inspection and staging
What You'll Do
- Operate a forklift or clamp truck to move product loads safely around the facility
- Move controls to drive vehicles and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas
- Load and unload materials from pallets, skids, and boxes
- Secure materials and products for transport to designated areas
- Inspect product loads for accuracy before moving them
- Help ensure timely and complete delivery of materials throughout the facility
What We Need From You
- Prior forklift or heavy equipment operating experience
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Able to communicate in English to follow instructions and safety guidelines
- Able to constantly stand, walk, bend, and squat throughout a shift
- Able to work 2nd shift hours
Preferred/Bonus
- Clamp truck experience
- Experience in a corrugated packaging or similar manufacturing environment
ElevaIT is a certified and values driven Service-Disabled Veteran owned global staffing and IT professional services firm serving Fortune 1000 clients with customized and scalable workforce solutions. Leveraging talent intelligence analytics, our scalable recruiting platform puts diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) at the forefront of everything we do.