Job Description
Forklift Operator Requirements and Responsibilities:
- Drives sit-down and stand-up forklifts, and other industrial vehicles such as cherry-pickers and automated pallet jacks as needed.
- Moves hazardous materials.
- Maintains clean work area.
- Pallet building and pallet picks.
- Loads goods onto conveyer belts.
- Stacks crates, pallets, lumber, or other material.
- Ensures the safe and efficient movement of goods.
- Follows safety regulations and company guidelines.
- Checks that loads are centered and properly stacked.
- Determines when repairs need to be made on equipment.
- Rotates stock so that oldest items are shipped or sold first.
- Loads and unloads product from and onto tractor trailers, rail cars, and cargo ships.
- Quality assurance (QA) duties, including reporting product damage and shortages.
- Utilizes radio frequency (RF) scanning equipment to track inventory.
- Shrink wraps goods or otherwise secures them and prepares them for transport.
- Weighs and records weights of products.
- Analyzes productions schedules to determine timely transportation of materials and products.
- Documents arrival, departure, and movement and storage of goods, checks trucking manifests and bills of lading, maintains inventory, and tracks fulfillment of customer and vendor orders.
Forklift Operator Qualifications/Skills:
- Ability to read and understand packaging, shipping documents, and safety guidelines.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to perform basic math.
- Excellent hand-eye coordination, peripheral vision, and ability with spatial relationships.
- Efficient individual with excellent time management skills.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Attention to detail.
- Working knowledge of basic tools and vehicle maintenance a plus.
Education, Experience & Licensing Requirements:
- Previous warehouse experience.
- Prior experience as a forklift operator.
- Forklift or heavy machinery certification.
- Completion of forklift driving course, a plus.
- Valid driver’s license.
- High school diploma or GED, preferred.
- Previous OSHA training a plus.
- Hazardous materials training, as needed.
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