Job Description
Job Title: Forklift Driver
Location:
- Sterling Heights, MI ( 18 ? mile road)
Shifts:
- 1st (Mon - Fri, Sat/Sun 5 a.m. - 1 p.m. Shipping/Receiving
- 2nd (Mon - Fri, Sat/Sun 1pm - 9pm- Shipping/Receiving
- 3rd (Mon - Fri, Sat 9pm - 5am) - Shipping/Receiving
Pay:
- $17.50/hr
- 1st shift: $17.50/hr
- 2nd shift: $18.25/hr ($17.50/hr + $0.75/hr premium)
- 3rd shift: $19.00/hr ($17.50/hr + $1.50/hr premium)
- Weekly Pay - Direct Deposit or Pay Card
- After 40 hours: Overtime (1.5x)
Job Summary:
Forklift Operators will be required to use standard propane powered forklifts primarily assigned to unload materials and supplies necessary for the plant operation; move palletized bagged materials from a conveyor line to the storage yard; load both flatbed and box trucks for shipping using either portable loading ramps or operating off the ground.
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Work safely and responsibly and follow all safety policies and procedures
- Perform daily equipment checks and minor service maintenance
- Moving palletized materials throughout the storage facility
- Installs and re-supplies as necessary rolls of bagging film, rolls of stretch wrap, top sheet, pallets, bottom sheet, labels, and other consumables as needed.
- Follow shipping instructions and load trucks with proper materials to complete orders
- Move & stack pallets in the correct storage areas
- Lift and carry boards between pallets while stacking
- Align pallet stacks vertically and safely
- Ensure bags are not damaged during pallet handling
- Examine bag products to verify conformance to quality standards
- Perform work according to accepted procedures and practices
- Change out propane tanks or fill with diesel fuel depending on the type of forklift
- Keep accurate records of production data
- Communicate all concerns affecting safety, quality, productivity and the work environment to the Supervisor
- Other work as required and assigned
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Shift Premiums
- Referral Bonuses (up to $6,500!)
- BCBS Health Insurance
- Promotions
- After 40 hrs: Over Time (1.5x)
Key skill Required
- Health Insurance
- Insurance
- Maintenance
- Plant Operation
- Policies and Procedures
- Productivity
- Quality Standards
- Receiving
- Shipping
