Forklift Operator

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Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

• Learn and follow safety regulations.
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Operate machinery such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes by starting engines, moving throttles, switches, or levers.
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to signals from crew members.
• Signal operators to guide movement of machines.
• Repair and maintain equipment, making emergency adjustments or assisting with major repairs as necessary.
• Load and move materials using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
• Monitor operations to ensure health and safety standards are met.
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.
• Attach bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors using hitches.
• Operate loaders for operational functions or general cleanup.
• Demolish or move debris using appropriate equipment.
• Keep records of material or equipment usage and problems encountered.
• Adjust hand wheels and pedals to control attachments like blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure availability.
• Turn valves to control air or water output of compressors or pumps.

A career with Sims offers the opportunity to work in a safe, inclusive environment committed to environmental responsibility. We provide competitive pay and benefits, striving for a zero-harm workplace and community engagement.

Sims is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, sex, religion, or any protected status. Qualified applicants with disabilities may request accommodations.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing