Forklift Operator

🎯 Purpose of the Role

• Load, unload, move, stack and stage products and materials using forklifts, clamp trucks, and other powered industrial equipment

• Utilize handheld scanners for picking, receiving, put-away and loading functions

• Keep equipment, materials and work areas neat, clean & organized

• Perform daily inspections and minor maintenance on forklifts and related equipment

• Operate all machinery safely and efficiently, following established work methods

📋 Essential Functions

• Safe Material Handling

  • Unload/load product with proper safety and handling techniques

  • Segregate, label, check and stage inbound/outbound product correctly

• Documentation & Data

  • Complete and sign all required load paperwork

  • Enter accurate data in handheld devices

• Housekeeping & Support

  • Maintain excellent housekeeping and adhere to safety policies

  • Assist with physical or cycle counts as needed

• Quality & Reporting

  • Identify damages or quality issues; report overages/shortages

  • Execute assignments accurately, timely and safely

• Team Collaboration

  • Follow work instructions and support any additional tasks assigned by your supervisor

🎓 Qualifications & Skills

• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of forklift and warehouse experience

  • Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

• Technical & Soft Skills:

  • Able to follow detailed instructions

  • Respectful, considerate team player

  • Basic computer skills (e.g., data entry on handheld devices)

  • Good math, reading and verbal communication skills

🎓 Education Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED

💪 Physical Requirements

• Regularly operate and sit on a powered industrial truck

• Frequently lift up to 55 lbs and perform bending, stooping, standing, walking, turning and pivoting

• Climb on/off equipment repeatedly

• Tolerate varying temperatures (seasonal warehouse conditions)