NOW HIRING: FORKLIFT OPERATORS IN SUFFOLK, VA!
Ready to shift your career into high gear? If you're looking for a hands-on role with steady hours, a great team, and room to grow, this is the opportunity for you. Join a dynamic manufacturing team where your hard work keeps production moving—and makes a real difference.
Position: Forklift Operator
Pay: $17.00/hour
Shifts: 5:00am – 5:00pm and 5:00pm – 5:00am (rotating calendar)
Benefits: Weekly pay, Medical, Dental, Vision
The Lee Group is hiring Forklift Operators for a manufacturing facility in Suffolk, VA. These are full-time, temp-to-hire opportunities ideal for individuals who enjoy hands-on work, are safety-minded, and want to grow within a stable company.
If you’re dependable, hardworking, and comfortable working in a physically demanding environment, this could be the right fit for you!
Job Responsibilities of Forklift Operators:
• Keep sanitation areas clean, organized, and compliant with health and safety standards
• Sanitize equipment, tools, and surfaces in the pit area to prevent contamination
• Dispose of waste materials properly following safety procedures
• Assist with operating machinery during coffee production
• Transport raw materials, finished goods, and supplies using forklifts and pallet jacks
• Load and unload trucks with attention to inventory accuracy
• Label and store materials according to inventory procedures
Job Qualifications of Forklift Operators:
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1–3 years of experience operating forklifts and pallet jacks
• Basic mechanical skills and ability to assist with routine equipment maintenance
• Prior manufacturing or production experience preferred
• Strong attention to safety, quality, and detail
• Physical ability to lift 50–70 lbs and perform manual labor
• Good communication skills and a team-oriented mindset
Pre-Employment Requirements:
Candidates must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
About The Lee Group:
The Lee Group is driven by our purpose and passion – Aligning Talent, Growing Businesses and Changing Lives! That’s what the right job can mean for a family and what the right employees can mean for a business. We get up every day and come to work for one reason: Putting the right people, in the right seats.
We are guided by our Core Values:
• We are purpose driven to change people’s lives
• We are approachable and genuine, with a great sense of fun
• We are authentic straight shooters, unafraid of the truth
• We get it – our business and our customers
• We get it right
Put our 50+ years of experience to work for you!
The Lee Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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