Forklift Driver

Company Mission: To be the premiere employer for individuals with disabilities.

Job Title: Forklift Operator

Brief Description: Operates the lifting and tilting controls and steers the forklift into position to load, move, transport, and stack goods and materials contained on pallets and/or crates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Loads trucks, ensuring loads are evenly and securely placed.
• Unloads trucks, ensuring material is brought to the correct area.
• Follows safety procedures according to shop regulations.
• Moves raw materials and finished goods to processing or dock areas of the warehouse.
• Sorts material for required areas.
• Weighs material before loading trucks, if needed.
• Puts out paperwork, ensuring it is placed with the correct material, if needed.
• Moves pallets and crates when needed.
• Ensure goods are stored in the correct area of the warehouse so they may be located easily when processing orders.
• Communicates with supervisor if there is a problem with the forklift.
• Continuously inspects the forklift throughout the day to verify that the brakes, steering, etc. are working correctly.
• Completes a Pre-Start Up Safety Checklist every morning before operating the machine.
• Other duties as assigned.

Strength Demands:

• Lifting and carrying of up to 20 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Continuously getting on and off the forklift throughout the day.
• Bending and twisting.

Work Conditions:

• Must be willing to work 40 hours per week.
• The noise in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must wear safety seatbelt at all times while operating a forklift.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to cooperate/communicate with other employees, supervisors, and line leaders.
• Must be considerate to customers/truck drivers and have patience as they watch over the loading or unloading of their trucks.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and safety awareness.
• Knowledge of basic forklift operations.
• Knowledge of how the hydraulics system of a forklift works.
• Skill to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Coordination skills and good reflexes.
• Ability to water battery when necessary.
• Ability to judge distances.
• Ability to adjust to ever changing conditions in the warehouse.
• Ability to rotate to any area of the warehouse on a weekly basis.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Must be able to use RF gun to scan product for locating in correct to load trucks in shipping and unload in receiving.

Education/Experience:

• 1 year experience driving a forklift.
• 1 year experience working in a warehouse environment.
• Must pass in-house certification.
• No educational requirement.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• PTO
• 403B - retirement plan
• Long Term Disability
• Hospital Indemnity
• Legal
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Employer paid Life Insurance
• Employer paid Short Term Disability
• Bonus Opportunities