Forklift Operator

Description:

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced forklift operator to move packages and material around our facilities.  You will be operating a forklift with the utmost care to ensure efficiency and safety.  Your job could involve driving around the warehouse, storage spaces, and other facilities.  You must be a responsible individual with great experience in driving industrial vehicles.  The goal will be to ensure that material and products will always be at the right place to achieve maximum efficiency.  Experience with dock stockers, order pickers and reach trucks a plus.  Receiving experience required.

Shift: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm.  Additional hours may be required.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Unload materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles and stack them to assigned places.
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment.
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies.
• Transport raw materials to production workstations.
• Inspect machinery to determine the need for repairs and guarantee safety by performing regular maintenance.
• Keep updated records of inventory and activity logs.
• Comply with company policies and legal guidelines.
• Help maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilities.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proven experience as forklift operator.
• Attention to detail and familiarity with industrial equipment.
• Excellent physical condition and coordination.
• Valid certification to operate forklifts.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma required.
• One year of forklift experience (order picker, reach truck, and/or dock stocker)

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of standing.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at times.

At Hunter Trading Company, LLC (Drake Waterfowl), we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.