Ocala, FL $18.30 /hr 1st Shift Fork Truck Driver

Pella Windows & Doors • Ocala, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Fork Truck Driver is responsible for unloading and controlling incoming materials from external suppliers, internal transfers, and other inbound freight. The role handles raw materials and moves material throughout the facility, including storage areas, stockroom cages, and production areas. Inventory control and accuracy are critical.

The position involves receiving and inspecting goods, labeling and scanning inventory as it is moved and stored, following FIFO processes, supplying production materials, and conducting raw material cycle counts. Overtime may be required as business needs dictate.

Requirements

• Good math and writing skills to complete inventory paperwork and reports for shortages or damaged material.
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from varied backgrounds and levels of management.
• Ability to bend, lift, squat, twist, stand, and move repetitively for 8–12 hours a day.
• Ability to lift, move, and transport up to 70 pounds.
• Ability to work in varying adverse conditions, including temperature variations.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of warehouse work instructions, safety, and housekeeping procedures.

Responsibilities

• Unload incoming freight and materials using pallet jacks, fork trucks, cranes, or other necessary material-handling equipment; load outgoing scrap or supplier return goods when required.
• Match receiving paperwork, including packing slips, shipping manifests, ASNs, and BOLs, to physical receipts by part number and quantity.
• Inspect goods for visible damage to packaging or products, and document and communicate findings.
• Identify raw material inventory with barcode labels and scan material to its correct location when stored or moved.
• Move material from raw material locations to production WIP locations as required, follow inventory-label transition procedures, and follow FIFO processes.
• Stock incoming material in the raw material parts crib and fill production material requests.
• Perform raw material cycle counts using manual count sheets and/or scanning guns.
• Work overtime as business needs dictate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed