What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift & Reach Truck Operator position at Merit Manufacturing?
Forklift Driver – Full Time
This is a better job than working for Amazon.
Work with a team to hit daily goals. Opportunity to learn a unique trade in a fun industry. Help create products you can hold in your hand and be proud of.
- Inc 5000 fastest growing company
- Friendly Team Environment
- Opportunity for Career Growth
- Performance Bonus Opportunities
- Frequent Company Paid Lunches
No Experience Needed – Start Today
We are all just so excited to be doing what we do. None of us imagined that personal care manufacturing was our future, but this exciting market has helped us create a team that we love. We get to create fun products, dream up new ideas, solve problems, and work as a team each day. When we’re don, we’ve made something we can actually hold in our hand and be proud of.
Get to Know Us:
Merit is a contract manufacturer that makes personal care products, cleaning products, and much more. We formulate, mix, bottle, and ship products for nationwide brands.
In just 3 years, we’ve growth Merit into an Inc 5000 (#139) business by focusing on the personal growth of our team and taking responsibility for the success of our customers.
Merit is located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, where we have two facilities less than a mile apart. We’ve poured over 15 million products and served over 13 million end users. Our continued growth has forced us to move locations 3 times in the last 3 years, and while we don’t expect to need a new warehouse soon, we aren’t planning to slow down.
Merit is going to keep growing and this is your chance to be a part of that success story.
Dedicated to your Personal Growth:
We didn’t know anything about manufacturing when we started, but we knew that our knowledge did not limit our potential.
The majority of our customers are ecommerce entrepreneurs who have built successful brands by partnering with Merit. We take personal responsibility for our customers success, but we also believe that mentality should extend to our employees. Merit is an opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and ability and create an all new career path for yourself through hard work and a willingness to learn.
Our entire management team is made up of people who were hired on at a lower level job and have learned and grown along with us. Their success is a badge of honor and we want to continue to invest in our team.
Summary of the Position:
Our warehouse specialists manage our inventory, moving product within and between our warehouses. Most inventory is palletized and moved with either a forklift or pallet jack. They load our small truck and help drive it to our production warehouse down the block where the unload.
This position requires an experienced forklift driver with a dedication to safety. We work with drums or liquid product and powders and simple mistakes can become costly accidents.
- Drive forklift
- Move inventory as requested
- Unload and load trucks
- Check-in or receive products and materials
- Assist in other departments as needed
This is a 40-50 hour per week position.
Qualifications:
- Follows safety guidelines
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.
- Ability to Stand for Longer than 1 Hour
- Attention to Detail
- Quick Learner
What you get for your Hard Work:
Pay: Starts at $20/hr.
Benefits:
- Healthcare
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- Performance Bonus Opportunities
- Year End Bonus Opportunity
- Company events
Equality:
Merit Manufacturing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
Salary : $20
