Forklift Operator - 30k Capacity
About The Position
Operate 30k-capacity forklifts and other industrial equipment to move materials throughout the warehouse and yard. The role includes moving 20- and 40-foot shipping containers in the yard and onto trucks using heavy-duty container-handling equipment. The position reports to the Department Supervisor and requires a certified 30k-capacity forklift operator who is detail-oriented and works well as part of a team. This is an onsite position at the company’s corporate headquarters in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, and may occasionally require overtime or work outside normal operating hours.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 1–2 years of related experience.
- Certification as a forklift operator for 30k capacity.
- Ability to move 20- and 40-foot shipping containers in the yard and onto trucks using heavy-duty container-handling equipment.
- Detail-oriented and a team player.
- For duties involving company vehicles, ability to operate them safely and meet applicable medical and physical qualification requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to lift production objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Identify, correct, and/or report safety hazards to help prevent accidents.
- Identify and pursue opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency and profitability.
- Support the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and Sea Box Quality Policy, including self-inspection of work.
- Inspect product loads for accuracy and move them safely through the warehouse or facility to ensure timely, complete delivery.
- Operate gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
- Operate forklifts and other lifting devices, including lift beams, swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack materials.
- Position lifting devices around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes and secure materials for transport to designated areas.
- Manually or mechanically load and unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, vehicles, lifting devices, and other transport equipment.
- Perform routine vehicle and auxiliary-equipment maintenance, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tanks.
- Weigh materials or products and record weights and other production data on tags or labels.
- Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
- Turn valves and open chutes to release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
- Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
- Safely operate company vehicles and meet applicable medical certification and fitness-for-duty standards, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Lift production objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Fulfill essential job functions while consistently alert and working safely.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Long-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee referral program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
