Material Handler Forklift Operator - Wilmarco

Job Description

Job Description

Material Handler Forklift Operator

$16.00

JOB SUMMARY :

Proper baling of materials and donated goods. Safe and efficient operation of warehouse equipment such as manual hand jacks, electrical hand jacks and forklifts. Maintain a professional and courteous attitude at all times. Flexibility to assume new job responsibilities as needed. Commitment to improvement and team building.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, bins or trucks
• Properly bales materials and donated goods
• Safe operation of warehouse equipment including balers, manual hand jacks, electrical hand jacks and forklifts; Responsible for maintenance and proper storage of equipment; Report and document accidents according to procedures
• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles, bands bundles together using baling equipment
• Opens containers and sorts material into categories
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on containers, bins or bales
• Maintains a clean work environment responsible for daily cleaning duties such as sweeping, cleaning equipment with rags, cleaning outside trailer yard, lunch room, bathrooms and other common areas as assigned
• Additional duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Lifting up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds. May be required to regularly stand for extended periods of time, walk, reach with hands / arms with full range of motion, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, push or pull. Regularly required to talk and hear. Frequently required to use hands and fingers to hold, handle and feel objects, knobs, keys and / or buttons.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. Employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. Employee is occasionally exposed to high precarious places, risk of electrical shock and / or vibration. The noise level is usually loud.

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