FORKLIFT OPERATOR

Description

• Operate the Forklift in a safe and appropriate manner on rough terrain.
• Position forks, lifting platforms, or other lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, boxes, or other materials.
• Assists in the steel shop with other duties such as palletizing materials, loading and unloading trucks, painting, organizing materials, and other assignments as requested or required by supervisor.
• Move levers, shift gears, depress the pedal, and maneuver the steering wheel to operate the equipment.
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering the lifting device.
• Perform safety inspections on forklifts.

Requirements

• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work outside year-round (plant specific)
• Moderate to high risk of exposure to unusual elements.
• Experience operating a forklift in a construction setting preferred.
• Constant and continual medium to heavy manual, physical labor is required for this position.
• Moderate to high risk of safety precautions.
• Moderate to high exposure to production environment.
• Wet, hot, humid, and wintry conditions (weather related) (plant specific)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, twist, and walk, must be able to use various hand tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance on elevated surfaces; and stoop, kneel, squat, crouch or crawl.
• Forklift Certificate preferred but not required.
• High school diploma or equivalent but not required.

Benefits

• Paid premiums for short- and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Accident Insurance Plan
• Flex spending for medical and daycare
• Wellness Incentives
• 401(k) plan with profit sharing
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wishbone Pet Insurance
• Access to Nice Healthcare
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Paid holidays
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Critical Illness Benefit Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance