Material Handler​/Forklift Operator - 3rd Shift

Material Handler/Forklift Operator - 3rd Shift

Duncan, South Carolina, United States, 29334 Your Career Begins at Timken If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Position Summary:

Timken Distribution Center is currently seeking 3rd Shift Material Handlers/Forklift Operators for its facility located in Duncan, SC. Monday-Friday 11pm-7am, plus overtime as required. A successful warehouse associate values safety, accuracy, productivity, and customer service.

What We Offer:

• $17.50 hourly pay
• Comprehensive benefits package, starting on first day of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid vacation
• Paid parental leave at one year of service
• Employee discounts on products and services
• Education expense reimbursement, eligible to apply at first day of employment
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth

Essential

Job Duties:

• Operate powered industrial equipment for Material Handling (fork lift, turret truck, hand crane) potentially at heights up to 30 feet.
• Place product for customer orders and into specified locations.
• Use handheld scanner to systematically move orders.
• Perform location consolidation to open up locations for storage.
• Move product that has been stored incorrectly to the proper storage area.
• Prepare packaged order for palletization and shipping.
• Verify the order specifications such as part number, weight, quantity and label placement.

Minimum Requirements:

• 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to complete production forms. Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and plant leadership.
• Physical Demands:
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, crouch and use hands/arms. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear at conversational level. The employee must regularly lift/move up to 30 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 40 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 55 pounds. Moving/lifting greater than 55 pounds requires assistance from another employee or a lifting device/hoist.
  
  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Required Personal Protective Equipment:
  Employee is required to wear steel-toed shoes at all times while on the plant floor.

You should be proficient in:

• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Meets Physical Requirements
• Forklift Experience

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025. We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• A global, diverse environment
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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