1st Shift - Forklift Driver / Material Handler

Lear Corporation; McCalla (AL); On-site; USD 19,286 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reasonable accommodations

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Lear Corporation in McCalla, Alabama is seeking a reliable forklift operator to move and package materials and support production. The role involves manual packaging, inspecting equipment, and following scheduled tasks to meet production needs.

Candidates should have at least 2 years of forklift experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining pace. Equal opportunity employer and accommodations available upon request.

Qualifications

• Forklift experience of 2+ years.
• Ability to arrange things in a pattern or sequence according to rules.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or may go wrong.
• Ability to read and see details at close range.

Responsibilities

• Moving materials using a forklift, tugger, pallet jack, etc.
• Manually packaging materials into boxes or shipping containers.
• Identifies information by categorizing, estimating, and recognizing differences or changes.
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to meet production needs.
• Observes and obtains information from relevant sources.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
• Forklift drivers may shift into picking, sequencing, replenishment, or other tasks as needed.

Skills

Forklift experience

Time management

Attention to detail

Pattern recognition

Quality inspection

Safety awareness

Job description

Job 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/spurs, 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.