FORKLIFT OPERATOR
$37,440–$37,440 year
On-siteCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Unload deliveries of pallets and/or wood to the proper location inside the plant, move freshly cut and recycled wood to the appropriate worktable area, and stack finished products into trailers or storage areas up to a safe height. Maintain a safe working environment by lifting, stacking, and transporting materials while coordinating with all other plant personnel. Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and sit in a forklift for entire shifts of varying lengths. Work in extreme conditions including heat, cold, and air particulate while wearing required PPE such as safety shoes and eye protection. Join 48forty Solutions, the largest pallet management services company in North America, to support end-to-end pallet solutions from supply to retrieval.
Required Qualifications
- 1-3 years of forklift experience
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Willingness to work in a labor intensive environment
- Willing to work overtime as needed
- Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
- Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and sit in a forklift for entire shifts of varying lengths in time
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include, close vision, distance vision and color vision
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics, lumber, carpentry, lumber, welding, roofing, and/or construction is strongly preferred
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