1st Shift - Forklift Driver / Material Handler

LEAR CORPORATION; Alabama; On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

Lear Corporation in McCalla, AL is seeking a forklift operator to move materials, assist packaging, and support production as needed. This hourly role requires basic problem recognition, attention to detail, and the ability to work with limited supervision in a busy manufacturing environment.

The position involves operating forklifts, packaging materials, and adapting to different tasks such as picking, sequencing, and replenishment based on production needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions.
• Ability to self‑manage time and work pace under minimal supervision while maintaining varying production requirements.
• Physical ability to detect color of material components.
• Physical ability to read and see details at close range (within a few feet).
• Must have forklift experience of 2 years or more.

Responsibilities

• Moving materials using an industrial truck (forklift, tugger, pallet jack, etc.).
• Manually packaging materials in boxes or other shipping containers.
• Identifies information by categorizing, estimating, and/or recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify and meet production needs.
• Observes, receives, and otherwise obtains information from all relevant sources.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.
• Forklift drivers may be placed in picking, sequencing, replenishment, incoming/sorts, etc. as scheduling and needs demand.

Skills

Forklift experience

Time management

Pattern recognition

Attention to detail

Manual packaging

Job description

Location: McCalla, AL, US, 35111

Country/Region: United States

Job Function: Manufacturing

Requisition ID: 47213

Employment Type: Hourly

Job Description

The Role:

• Moving materials using an industrial truck (forklift, tugger, pallet jack, etc.)
• Manually packaging materials in boxes or other shipping containers.
• Identifies information by categorizing, estimating, and/or recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify and meet production needs.
• Observes, receives, and otherwise obtains information from all relevant sources.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.
• Forklift drivers may be placed in picking, sequencing, replenishment, incoming/sorts, etc. as scheduling and needs demand.

Requirements

• Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, colors and mathematical operations).
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Ability to self‑manage time and work pace under minimal supervision while maintaining varying production requirements.
• Physical ability to detect color of material components.
• Physical ability to read and see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Must have forklift experience of 2 years or more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.