Demo

Forklift Operator

StaffManagement
Lyndhurst, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/10/2025

Staff Management Group is seeking a Forklift Operator for our client in Lyndhurst, NJ. Please read the ENTIRE job description and ALL of the job requirements BEFORE applying for this position.


Schedule:

  • 1st Shift: 7AM - 5PM
  • Plus Overtime


Pay Rate:

  • $20 / hour 


Job Summary:

The Forklift Operator is responsible for safely operating a forklift to load, unload, and transport materials within a warehouse or industrial setting, while adhering to safety protocols and maintaining a clean and organized work area.


Job Responsibilities:

  • Organize product on the yard according to inventory procedures
  • Safely load product onto and unload product from flatbeds and box trailers
  • Other duties and responsibilities related to the nature of the job may be assigned on a temporary or permanent basis as needed
  • Help with pallet restacks


Job Requirements:

  • MUST be bilingual (English & Spanish)
  • At least 3 years' experience operating forklift in an outdoor yard environment.
  • Forklift certification
  • High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • Ability to perform routine inspection, fueling, and preventive maintenance duties (lubrication, cleaning, battery change)
  • Ability to successfully pass internal Forklift Certification Training and demonstrate safety procedures
  • Able to perform job tasks in dusty, hot and/or cold working conditions
  • Mechanically inclined and has good attention to detail.
  • Natural aptitude or skill for understanding, working with, and fixing mechanical systems, machines, or devices, often involving problem-solving and hands-on skills
  • Must have the capability to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms, legs, and your whole body - bending, crouching, climbing - using steps and ladders, pushing and pulling, stooping, and reaching


Additional Information

Staff Management Group is an equal employment opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or citizenship status.


About Staff Management Group: Staff Management Group has over 30 years of experience placing staffing candidates in distribution, manufacturing, production, assembly, and clerical positions. Staff Management Group is one of New Jersey’s leading staffing and recruiting agencies specializing in light industrial and clerical staffing. Come join the team!


#IND1


Salary : $20

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Forklift Operator?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Forklift Operator career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$39,089 - $49,080
Income Estimation: 
$47,432 - $61,916
Income Estimation: 
$46,327 - $63,969
Income Estimation: 
$46,554 - $64,445
Income Estimation: 
$39,089 - $49,080
Income Estimation: 
$47,432 - $61,916
Income Estimation: 
$46,327 - $63,969
Income Estimation: 
$46,554 - $64,445
Income Estimation: 
$52,573 - $74,196
Income Estimation: 
$66,645 - $93,368
Income Estimation: 
$46,554 - $64,445
Income Estimation: 
$69,651 - $95,335
Income Estimation: 
$52,573 - $74,196
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at StaffManagement

StaffManagement
Hired Organization Address Franklin, NJ Full Time
Job Description Job Description Staff Management Group is seeking a Packing Mechanic Technician for our client in Somers...
StaffManagement
Hired Organization Address Dayton, NJ Full Time
Staff Management Group is seeking a Cycle Counter for our client in Dayton, NJ. Please read the ENTIRE job description a...
StaffManagement
Hired Organization Address Carlstadt, NJ Full Time
Staff Management Group is seeking a Pit Operator for our client in Carlstadt, NJ. Please read the ENTIRE job description...
StaffManagement
Hired Organization Address Wayne, NJ Full Time
Staff Management Group is seeking a Receiving Assistant for our client in Wayne, NJ. Please read the ENTIRE job descript...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Forklift Operator jobs in the Lyndhurst, NJ area that may be a better fit.

Forklift Operator

IWS Group, Carlstadt, NJ

Forklift Operator - FAC Shift

XPO, Carlstadt, NJ

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!