Forklift Operator

Essential Responsibilities

• Moving goods packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility, according to storage requirements, shelf‑life regulations, and staging procedures.
• Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions.
• Ensuring loads are properly secure, including performing material handling procedures to correctly stack, palletize, ship, and move material.
• Stacking and storage of empty pallets, crates, etc.
• Performing daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck’s battery and lubricating equipment.
• Unloading materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles and stacking them to assigned places.
• Disposal of waste materials/recyclables through the use and movement of machine hoppers, roll‑offs, and other required equipment.
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment.
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.
• Perform a variety of warehousing duties that require an understanding of the establishment’s storage plan.
• Rearrange and take inventory of stored materials, examine stored materials and report deterioration and damage. Remove material from storage and prepare it for shipment.
• This position can alternate between outdoor and indoor environments, potentially exposing employees to environmental hazards.
• Operate tools and equipment in performance of duties as approved per management.
• Conduct assigned portions of inventories. Uses bar code wands, labeling equipment, laser scanning equipment, and/or computer terminals. May require a CAC for system access.
• Operate a manually controlled gasoline, electric or liquid propane gas powered forklift to transport goods and materials of all kinds within a warehouse.
• Observe and follow all safety rules and procedures, including wearing required personal safety equipment.
• Perform all housekeeping and maintenance duties as needed to ensure workspace upkeep.
• Perform all other duties as assigned, requested, or related, unless otherwise excluded by this description or the established collective bargaining agreement.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
• Twelve months job related experience and/or training is required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a government general‑purpose vehicle.
• Position may require travel.
• Position requires the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance.
• Must be able to speak, read and understand English.
• This position requires the candidate to pass a pre‑employment physical examination and urinary analysis.
• Must be available for any shift, must be willing to work weekends and other hours as needed.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.
  
  Note:
  
  US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Typical warehouse environment with no unusual hazards, frequent lifting up to 20–60 pounds, kneeling, standing, and walking, routinely sitting and constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must possess planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines. Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance. Position may require travel.

Hourly rate: $26.49 (Hourly rate set by CBA)

This position includes a competitive benefits package, to include:

• Employees are provided with $7.50 per hour paid, up to 80 hours per pay period for the purchase of the following benefits: medical, dental, AD&D insurance, vision, life insurance, long‑term disability, employee assistance program, and short‑term disability.
• Paid vacation. Annual allotment in the form of a biweekly accrual: 144 hours for 0–5 years of service, 194 hours for 5–10 years of service, 224 hours for 10–15 years of service, and 264 for more than 15 years of service.
• 401(k)
• 11 Paid holidays annually (prorated dependent on hire date)

Safety – Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe…