Forklift Operator

Olsten Staffing is assisting a local client in Marshville, North Carolina to find an experienced and eager forklift operator to join their growing team!

The primary responsibility of a forklift operator is to load and unload warehouse material, optimizing loads to ensure operational efficiency and identifying damages to vehicles.

Responsibilities:

• Drives sit-down forklift.

• Maintains clean work area.

• Pallet building and pallet picks.

• Loads goods onto conveyer belts.

• Stacks crates, pallets, lumber, or other material.

• Ensures the safe and efficient movement of goods.

• Follows safety regulations and company guidelines.

• Checks that loads are centered and properly stacked.

• Determines when repairs need to be made on equipment.

• Rotates stock so that oldest items are shipped or sold first.

• Loads and unloads product from and onto tractor trailers, rail cars, and cargo ships.

• Quality assurance (QA) duties, including reporting product damage and shortages.

• Utilizes radio frequency (RF) scanning equipment to track inventory.

• Shrink wraps goods or otherwise secures them and prepares them for transport.

• Weighs and records weights of products.

• Analyzes productions schedules to determine timely transportation of materials and products.

• Documents arrival, departure, and movement and storage of goods, checks trucking manifests and bills of lading, maintains inventory, and tracks fulfillment of customer and vendor orders.

Requirements:

• Valid driver's license or forklift certification

• Excellent hand-eye coordination.

• Proficiency in operating technical machinery and RF scanners.

• Good physical condition.

• Mathematical aptitude.

• Good organizational skills.

• Attention to detail.

• Good written and verbal communication.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to handle up to 50 lbs.

• Exposure to dust, vibration, noise, heights, elevated platforms, confined spaces, chemicals, temperature variation and rotating equipment.

• Ability to use personal protective equipment is required.

Pay rate for this position is $15 an hour.

Apply now if you are ready to start a new opportunity with a great company!

Click on Apply Now to be considered for this job in Marshville, North Carolina, call 843.537.4433, or you can visit our website www.olsten.com to search for other opportunities that are currently available.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay Details: $15.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.olsten.com/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.