Shipping - Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator 

Job Type: Full-time

Location:  5550 W 74th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46268

Rate of Pay: $19.50
Weekend Shift: Monday-Friday
Hours: 11:30am-7:30pm

Job Summary

Drive forklift truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, fork-grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move raw paper materials and in process products and finished products, equipment, or materials in warehouse, storage yard, or factory. May load and unload semi-trailer trucks. May load or unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device. Must be willing to drive ALL equipment.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operate Forklift equipment, to move materials and finished products
• Scan containers to ensure system accuracy
• Inspect your forklift on a daily basis and service the batteries
• Process departmental paperwork
• Use a computer to utilize the internal company COMN system for job information
• Receive training to help advance your career
• Must be willing to drive ALL equipment.

Required Skills:

• Must be skilled in handling controls for starting, stopping, backings, and driving fork lift or clamp truck through aisles in building, up and down ramps, and in and out of railroad cars, trucks, etc.; and, for lifting, lowering, and tilting forks by moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate controls
• Must be able to recognize whether the fork lift truck is able to lift the load and whether the load is properly balanced
• Ability to stand for the entire duration of your shift
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds