Forklift Operator

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Forklift Operator drives powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials. This includes deliveries and moving materials to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into railroad cars or trucks or storage facilities.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Follow daily production schedule or shipping order and transport material or equipment to and from designated areas in the facility

Load and unload material from van trailers, flatbed trailers, box trucks, and railcars

Operate forklift to place bales in inventory, load trailers or railcars

Operate forklift to store bales, gaylord boxes, pallets, and crated materials in the correct storage bays, follow inventory control instructions

Check to ensure all loads are secure

Perform daily pre-shift equipment inspections, notifying supervisors of any deficiencies

Helps with general warehouse cleanup at the end of each shift.

Helps with processing equipment cleanup at the end of each shift.

Inspects all materials inbound and outbound to verify conformance to quality standards

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES

High degree of attention required to prevent injury to others; promote a safe work environment

Able to follow instructions for operating equipment and record keeping

Able to execute assignments in an accurate, timely and safe manner

Able to maintain a clean & safe environment

OTHER DUTIES

All job requirements in this job description provided indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job competently. Job descriptions are an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Extensively use hands and fingers to manage or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms

Frequently required to sit, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, speak and hear. Regular sitting on a powered industrial truck

Frequently lift to fifty pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, stand, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for extended periods of time

Vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Having a good sense of balance

Having good eye-hand-foot coordination

Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights

Ability to work in varying temperatures, depending upon season

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud

Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

M-F 7:00am-3:30PM

Full-time