Forklift Operator

Lewis Resource Management • Encinal, TX

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About The Position

Drives an industrial truck equipped with lifting devices, such as forklift, to lift, stack, tier, or move equipment and/or materials in the Fabrication yard. Majority of movements will be of casing, tubing, line pipe, plate and pre-fabricated raw goods.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); minimum one year related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Forklift Certification
• Drivers License
• Ability to work well and communicate with others.
• Must be safety oriented.
• Must be open to working weekends and being on-call when needed.

Responsibilities

• Loads, unloads trucks with different types of pipes such as casing, tubing, line pipe, and plate of different grades and wall thickness.
• Keep record of receiving and shipping of materials by quantity, and product.
• Verifies area where loading and unloading occurs is clear of obstructions, to include equipment and people.
• Inspects forklift on a daily basis to ensure maintenance is up to date, there is no damage, and no issues that require immediate attention.
• Performs daily counts of inventory i.e. finished goods; spot checks racks periodically on a weekly basis making sure raw goods are available for the finished goods.
• Performs monthly building inspections on circuit outlets, fire extinguishers, eye wash station.
• Reports found problems to direct supervisor for resolution.
• Other duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees