FORKLIFT OPERATOR (East Fort Avenue)
Location :
Sparrows Point, MD
Job Type :
Temp to Perm
Compensation : 17.00 USD/HOUR
Start Date :
12/16/2024
Hours :
Full Time
Required Years of Experience :
1 year
Required Education :
High School or equivalent
Travel :
No
Relocation :
No
Job Industry :
Manufacturing
Job Category :
Transportation and Warehousing
Job Description :
Qualifications:
- With several years of experience in material handling, knowing the capacity as well as the limitations of the forklift you are driving
- Must have basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills to be able to record information from material received onto tally sheet or loading manifest
- Such as pans, chains, nylon straps, copper & t-bar clamps, chockers, & other cables
- Energetic approach
- Eager to change
Required Qualifications :
Responsibilities:
- Shift : 8am 5pm + overtime as needed
- You will be required to work outside - working in different weather conditions
- You may be required to work in the warehouse when the pier is not busy
- We will provide hardhats, safety vests, gloves, and goggles as required
- You are expected to report to work properly dressed in uniforms, work boots, rain gear, and/or winter gear
- We provide lockers with combination locks to keep your gear and uniforms here, so all clothing and gear must be kept in lockers
- The regular work hours are 8 am - 5 pm
- When a vessel is in, everyone is required to work overtime, when applicable, which may include working Saturday and Sunday
- If you work in shipping, all trucks must be loaded before you leave
- You will be assigned your own forklift
- You will be required to inspect and fill out daily maintenance reports
- It is your responsibility to note any and all damages and report them to the supervisor then you will be assigned another forklift until the discharging is done
- Run freight to the designated area using sound judgment and be able to stack it according to the supervisor’s requirements
- Recoup any broken bundles and band them using tools and proper safety gear
- Load or unload trucks, containers, or railcars with a proper size forklift in a reasonable time period
- Take a work order and correctly pull and stage/load freight, and then sign off on the work order when completed
- Noting that everything on the work order is completed
- If required by work order, you must be able to tally loads prior to shipping; recording heat nos
- Keep working area clean by picking up all trash, banding, and debris
- Advanced MSDS Training, marking material, grid system
- Damage and loss control
- Housekeeping and securing of facilities
- Must be able to operate 6,-, lb
- As well as load trucks from a work order generated from the office
- And be able to identify material unloaded from the vessel with the help of the discharge report
- Must have the ability to recoup bundles of ingots weighing up to lbs each and to use the banding tools to band them together
- Must be able to handle ships gear for loading/unloading of the vessel
- Strive for continuous improvement
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Skills :
Forklift Certification(8)
Forklift driver(6)
Forklift licence(2)
Forklift Trucks(2)
Material Handler(2)
Warehouse