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Tweddle Group · 1 month ago

Forklift Operator 2 - CLAMP Truck (2nd Shift)

Lebanon Junction, KY, 40150, United States

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Tweddle Group is a manufacturing company seeking a Forklift Operator 2 who will drive a forklift truck equipped with various lifting devices to move raw materials and finished products within a warehouse or factory setting. The role involves maintaining inventory, performing safety checks, and organizing storage space.

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Responsibilities

Move materials and equipment using an overhead rail crane or operate a rail car mover such as a Trackmobile. May load and unload semi-trailer trucks. May load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device. Perform safety checks on lifts. Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned

Maintain accurate inventory and report any discrepancies. Responsible for inventory control, tracking and reporting inventory utilizing a materials management system

Lubricate truck, recharge batteries, fill fuel tank, or replace liquefied-gas tank

Organize and assign storage space utilized in warehousing and moving materials in the departments

Qualification

Forklift operationClamp truck operationInventory controlSpatial awarenessSafety checks

Required

Greater knowledge and skill than Hoist Operator 1 in the handling of controls for driving forklift and/or clamp trucks

Skilled in handling controls for starting, stopping, backings, and driving forklift trucks through narrow 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

Knowledge of how high, wide, and long the forklift truck and its load are, and how much the forklift truck can lift. Good spatial ability to identify how high and wide a doorway and an aisle must be to drive the forklift 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 forklift 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

Skilled in moving forklift trucks in places where there is very little room to stack or remove loads

Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-25 pounds of force frequently and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects

Frequent reaching upwards

Prolonged periods of sitting

Exposure to vibration & a loud work environment