Job Title: Forklift Driver

Starting Pay Rate: $21.50(after 90 days $22.00, after 6 months $22.50)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM, with mandatory overtime as needed

Reports To: Paint Supervisor

Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Forklift Driver to join our team. The Forklift Driver is a safety-sensitive position responsible for the safe and efficient operation of powered industrial vehicles to transport materials throughout the facility. This role requires continuous equipment operation, strict adherence to safety standards, and the ability to work in both indoor and outdoor environments under varying conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Continuously sit while driving and operating a forklift during shift. Safely transport materials throughout the facility using powered industrial vehicles
• Empty trash dumpsters using a forklift
• Work both indoors and outdoors moving product; may be exposed to adverse weather conditions including heat, cold, and rain
• Occasionally climb in and out of forklift (20-inch first step, 10-inch second step)
• Use both hands for safe forklift operation, including steering and right-hand lever controls; constant right-foot pedal use required
• Maintain full range of motion of neck and spine to look behind while reversing and to look up and down when moving product
• Change a 45-pound propane cylinder mounted up to 50 inches high on the forklift once per shift
• Operate forklifts during all shifts, including nights; must be able to see clearly in low-light or dark conditions
• Meet visual requirement of 20/40 vision with correction
• Maintain certification in forklift

Shift is 8 hours. May work overtime up to 10-12 hours. Two 10-minute breaks/ shift and 20-minute meal break. Employees get paid the entire time they are clocked in and do not clock out for breaks, if taken on campus!

Qualifications:

• Must be able to communicate in English
• Must be able to demonstrate understanding health and safety compliance training programs and departmental work instructions that are written in English
• Use of basic hand tools such as wrenches and pliers
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands:

• Must wear safety toe boots, hearing protection, safety glasses, and safety vest

• Must be able to use both hands for safe operation of forklift. Steering wheel with levers controlled by right hand. Constant pedaling with right foot
• Operator must have full range of motion of the neck and spine so that operator can look behind forklift while driving backwards and look up and down with moving products
• Regular pushing, pulling, reaching, and lifting above head and below shoulder level
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts

Work Environment:

• The work environment is representative of conditions typical for a manufacturing facility. Guardian West is not a climate-controlled facility. Safety precautions must always be followed to reduce exposure to hazards
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet/humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, and loud environments
• Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration