Forklift Assembler

CLARK Material Handling Company, 700 Enterprise Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Posted Monday, November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM

CLARK Material Handling Company, is a 100 year old company, and a global leader in the material handling and forklift industry. CLARK is seeking qualified candidates to join our team.

The Forklift Assembler will perform a variety of operations and subassembly as needed to complete the manufacturing of forklifts and material handling products that conform to quality specifications and production goals.

• Identify & retrieve parts necessary for assembly.
• Responsible for assembly, sub assembly and modification of parts to build material handling equipment.
• Receive and understand detailed instructions concerning the assembling of parts. Such instruction may be conveyed verbally, through a job card, blue print, pick list, process sheet and by other means either verbal or written or other.
• Duties will include assembling, troubleshooting, and inspection, testing, and safely operating a forklift.
• Fill truck with required fluids.
• Must perform all duties within production schedule and in accordance with engineering, quality and production standards.
• Must perform all duties with minimal defects, errors and in a safe manner.
• Must be able to maintain 5s sustainment

• High school education or equivalent
• Good mechanical aptitude is a must.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs of assembly components, with the ability to maneuver a lifting device for components over 50 pounds (i.e. tires) up to 100 times per day.
• Must be able to torque up to 500 lbs of pressure using manual and or electric torque wrench required upper and extremity strength.
• Reach around into and under areas of truck to adjust, assemble bolts & components etc.
• Assemble of components require repetitive twisting motion of wrist and lower arm.
• Position could require working overtime
• Must be authorized to work indefinitely in the US

The position is located in a factory production and or warehouse environment that require long periods of standing, walking and occasional squatting, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing up and down from forklifts, and using computer and various office equipment. The work environment may be exposed to the typical production warehouse environment which is described as follows:

May encounter loud noise from various machinery and equipment that may generate loud noise and vibration, varying temperatures (including heat during summer and from the operation of equipment) The incumbent may encounter oil, grease, paint, solvents and other potentially hazardous materials. The incumbent may also encounter dust, fumes, flying debris, and fast-moving machinery, such as forklift trucks when performing duties.

Disclaimer:

This position description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job; it is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential to the job. Incumbents may be required to perform other duties as assigned or as required by the needs of the business.

CLARK Material Handling Company retains the discretion to change or add to the duties of the position at any time.

Clark Material Handling Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

CLARK Material Handling Company, 700 Enterprise Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America