Forklift Operator 1

RR Donnelley • Osage, IA

2d • $20 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions. This role involves operating a forklift truck to move materials within a warehouse or factory setting. The position is for the 1st shift, Monday to Friday, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, with occasional overtime and weekend work required. Responsibilities include loading and unloading trucks, maintaining inventory accuracy, performing safety checks, and basic forklift maintenance.

Requirements

• Must be skilled or willing to train in handling controls for starting, stopping, backings, and driving fork lift or clamp truck through aisles in building, up and down ramps, and in and out of railroad cars, trucks, etc.; and, for lifting, lowering, and tilting forks by moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate controls.
• Must know how high, wide, and long the fork lift truck and its load are, and how much the fork lift truck can lift.
• Ability to identify how high and wide a doorway and an aisle must be to drive the fork lift truck and its load; how high and wide the shelf, bin, etc., must be to place the load; and how high the load must be lifted to reach the shelf or bin.
• Must be able to recognize whether the fork lift truck is able to lift the load and whether the load is properly balanced.
• Knowledge of the layout of the storage area to be able to find and place items without need for detailed instructions.

Nice To Haves

• Marine MOS: 1345:Engineer Equipment Operator
• Army MOS: 91B:Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
• Coast Guard MOS: ABH:Aviation Boatswain's Mate

Responsibilities

• Drive forklift truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, fork-grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move raw paper materials and in process products and finished products, equipment, or materials in warehouse, storage yard, or factory.
• Load and unload semi trailer trucks.
• Maintain accurate inventory and report any discrepancies.
• Load or unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Perform safety checks on lifts.
• Lubricate truck, recharge batteries, fill fuel tank, or replace liquefied-gas tank.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability insurance
• 401(k) with match
• life insurance
• other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• tuition assistance
• employer/partner discounts

What This Job Offers

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