About this role
Position Title
- Forklift Operator
Pay Rate
- $23.69
Category/Shift
- Hourly Full-Time (7a-3:30pm, Monday-Friday)
Physical Location
- 6405 Commonwealth Drive
- Roanoke, VA 24018
- Phone: 540-774-0500
The Job You Will Perform
- Loads and unloads trucks.
- Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials.
- Locating and moving stock of products onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device for storage or shipment.
- Inventories material on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
- Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.
- Lubricates fork truck, recharges batteries, fills fuel tank, or replaces liquefied gas tank.
- Ensure all shipping/warehouse paperwork ticket numbers are recorded accurately.
- Complete pre-inspections and fill out forms.
- Inspects bales and identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.
- Receiving forklift drivers sign delivery receipts when truck is unloaded.
- Help maintain a safe and orderly environment.
- Other duties as directed.
The Skills You Will Bring
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must have demonstrated the ability to perform normal duties satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required: Skilled & certified to drive forklift.
- OSHA requires forklift operators to get certified to prevent unsafe driving and injuries.
- By ensuring their operators are certified, employers can benefit from safer workplace and more productivity, organizational skills, ability to read a tape measure, at least two (2) years previous forklift experience.
- Possess basic computer skills and proficient user of our ERP system.
- Attention to detail and familiarity with industrial equipment.