Forklift Operator

Essential Responsibilities

• Move goods packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility according to storage requirements, shelf‑life regulations, and staging procedures.
• Stack goods in the correct storage bays following inventory control instructions.
• Ensure loads are properly secured, including performing material‑handling procedures to correctly stack, palletize, ship, and move material.
• Stack and store empty pallets, crates, and other packaging materials.
• Perform daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck’s battery and lubricating equipment.
• Unload materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles and stack them to assigned locations.
• Dispose of waste materials and recyclables using machine hoppers, roll‑offs, and other required equipment.
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment.
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.
• Perform a variety of warehousing duties that require an understanding of the establishment’s storage plan.
• Rearrange and take inventory of stored materials, examine stored materials, and report deterioration and damage.
• Remove material from storage and prepare it for shipment.
• Operate a manually controlled gasoline, electric, or liquid‑propane gas‑powered forklift to transport goods and materials of all kinds within a warehouse.
• Use barcode wands, labeling equipment, laser‑scanning equipment, and/or computer terminals as required.
• Operate tools and equipment approved by management.
• Observe and follow all safety rules and procedures, including wearing required personal safety equipment.
• Perform housekeeping and maintenance duties as needed to ensure workspace upkeep.
• Perform all other duties as assigned, requested, or related unless otherwise excluded by this description or the established collective‑bargaining agreement.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Twelve months of job‑related experience and/or training.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a government general‑purpose vehicle.
• Ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Must speak, read, and understand English.
• Must pass a pre‑employment physical examination and urinary analysis.
• Availability for any shift, including weekends and other hours as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.
• U.S. citizenship required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Typical warehouse environment with no unusual hazards; frequent lifting up to 20‑60 pounds, kneeling, standing, walking, and routine sitting; constant use of speech/hearing for communication; constant mental alertness required; must possess planning and organizing skills and be able to work under deadlines.

Hourly rate: $26.49 (as set by the CBA).

• Medical, dental, AD&D, vision, life insurance, long‑term disability, employee assistance program, and short‑term disability.
• Paid vacation: biweekly accrual of 144 hours for 0–5 years, 194 hours for 5–10 years, 224 hours for 10–15 years, and 264 hours for more than 15 years of service.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid holidays (prorated based on hire date).

• Enforce safety culture: complete all training requirements, participate in emergency response tasks, and serve on safety committees and teams.
• Adhere to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to the employee’s job.

Amentum is an equal‑opportunity employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, ancestry, U.S. military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low‑income status, or mental or physical disability, so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.