Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Details

Job Location:

El Reno Manufacturing - El Reno, OK 73036
Position Type:
Full Time
Job Shift: Day

The Heavy Equipment Operator / Material Handler is responsible for safely operating forklifts and other equipment to unload, move, stage, and load materials within the warehouse and yard. This role supports production efficiency by handling materials for fabrication, finishing, and shipping while maintaining compliance with company safety standards and housekeeping policies.

• Unload materials from vendor trucks and verify received items against packing slips for accuracy and quality.
• Stage materials for fabrication teams in accordance with production procedures.
• Move fabricated units to finishing areas and transfer finished units to designated yard areas.
• Load completed units onto trucks for customer shipments or transfers to other locations; perform washing/touch‑up as needed.
• Inspect trucks, forklifts, and related equipment daily using pre‑shift checklists to ensure proper maintenance and operability.
• Remove pallets and packing materials from production areas and dispose of them properly.
• Adhere to housekeeping policies to maintain a safe and organized work environment.
• Collaborate closely with production personnel to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Monitor work areas for potential safety hazards and enforce company safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support warehouse and production needs.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 10 pounds. The employee regularly stands, uses hands to handle objects, reaches with hands and arms, stoops, kneels, crouches or crawls, talks and/or hears, walks, climbs or balances. Occasionally sits. The employee is required to bend, twist side to side, and maintain various vision abilities (close, distance, peripheral, depth perception, focus adjustment).

The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, automated equipment, airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and moving fork trucks. The noise level is usually moderate; hearing protection is required in designated areas where signage indicates it is mandatory.