Forklift Operator

Job Title

Forklift Truck Operator

Shipping and Receiving Manager

Always Meet Customers’ Expectations

• Exceptional Customer Experiences... always
• Work as One Team
• Our people are our Family
• Your word is your Bond
• Think and act as an Owner
• Environmental Leadership

Responsible for moving products from production lines to trailers, loading trailers to customers’ specifications, and ensuring transport of damage‑free products.

• Operate forklifts safely and efficiently after successful certification and testing.
• Read and interpret loading summary/manifest sheets to ensure accurate product distribution and shipment.
• Utilize RF scanning systems to identify, track, and verify products.
• Palletize products for shipment as required, ensuring compliance with customer-specific pallet requirements.
• Load trailers in a manner that ensures product stability and damage‑free delivery, using appropriate load securement methods.
• Handle all materials in accordance with company quality assurance standards.
• Safely manage various unit configurations to prevent product damage during handling and transport.
• Identify and report high‑risk products or loads to the Superintendent or Shipping & Receiving Manager.
• Communicate load discrepancies or issues to Team Leads or Warehouse Manager for prompt resolution.
• Complete all required documentation, including pallet verification and shipment paperwork.
• Perform and document pre‑operation forklift inspections; report maintenance issues as needed.
• Pull and stage orders accurately for warehouse releases and shipments.
• Load and unload products from trailers as required.
• Support inventory control processes, including cycle counts and stock verification.
• Follow proper lockout/tagout procedures for defective or unsafe equipment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

• Support continuous improvement efforts by following best practices and providing feedback on processes.
• Foster a collaborative learning environment that promotes skill development and team success.
• Assist in training and mentoring team members by sharing knowledge of processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Support the training and onboarding of new and existing employees by effectively communicating and demonstrating company processes and procedures.
• Define problems, collect data, and draw conclusions.
• Deal with various situations.
• Work independently as well as part of a team.
• Exercise honesty, integrity and respect with clients and co‑workers.
• Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively, and work safely in compliance with all safety policies.
• Maintain good attendance, keep work environment neat and clean, and exercise initiative to learn new skills.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned from time to time.

• Prior work experience in a manufacturing facility or a fast‑paced working environment.
• Previous experience operating a clamp truck or forklift in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
• Ability to handle large, heavy, and delicate materials with care and precision.
• Work any shift, overtime hours, and weekends as needed.
• Read a tape measure quickly and accurately.
• Calculate figures such as percentages, volume, and rate.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, schedules, and orders.
• Work within a team and effectively communicate with others.
• Excellent verbal communication skills while using handheld radios and headsets.
• Basic computer literacy, including inputting data using touchscreens, HMIs, or inventory/production/scheduling systems.
• Work in a fast‑paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
• Must stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl for extended periods.
• Must be able to lift, bend, and perform physical tasks.
• Specific vision abilities: close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception.
• Must operate various powered equipment such as forklift/clamp truck.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. and at least 18 years old.
• Must pass pre‑employment background check and drug screen.
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the…