Equity Lifestyle Properties - Aventura, FL
posted 2 months ago
Full-time
Aventura, FL
Real Estate
About the position
The Forklift Driver position at Equity LifeStyle Properties involves operating and managing industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries. The role emphasizes maintaining safety standards while efficiently moving items to and from storage facilities, warehouses, machines, and vehicles.
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 and report damages, shortages and quality deficiencies as necessary.
- Transport raw materials to production workstations.
- Inspect machinery, perform regular maintenance (e.g., recharging batteries and lubricating equipment) and determine repair needs.
- Keep updated records of inventory and activity logs.
- Comply with company policies and legal guidelines.
- Ensure a safe, efficient and injury-free working environment.
Requirements
- High school diploma, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience driving industrial vehicles, preferably forklifts.
- Valid driver's license, good driving record and current auto insurance.
- Current certification to operate forklifts in accordance with OSHA standards.
- Strong knowledge of industrial equipment and attention to detail.
- Excellent physical condition and the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and perform tasks that require good hand-eye-foot coordination and sense of balance.
- Ability to assess and judge weights, distances and heights.
- Ability to work in various temperatures according to seasonal weather variations.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid holidays
- Vision insurance
