Forklift Driver

DS-Containers-Inc; Batavia (IL); On-site; USD 65,904,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Job summary

DS Containers-Inc in Batavia, IL is seeking safe, experienced forklift drivers to ticket pallets, stage them, load onto trailers, and operate a forklift for material handling on high speed production lines.

Our shift pattern includes long 12-hour nights, with alternating weekends required. The role emphasizes maintaining supply levels, handling inbound shipments, and ensuring OSHA compliance while supporting continuous operation.

Responsibilities

• Performs daily inspection on lift truck.
• Documents issues with equipment and seeks resolution.
• Ensures palletizing lines have needed supplies.
• Unloads, receives and documents inbound shipments.
• Uses forklift to restock, move, store, retrieve and deliver raw materials and scrap.
• Uses forklift to transport finished goods to trailers or staging areas.
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Follows through and completes all work in a timely manner.
• Communicates need for shipping supplies and maintains appropriate levels.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA and other guidelines.
• Works safely within company guidelines.
• Maintains peer relationships to share issues and ideas.
• Communicates via verbal language and hand signals.
• Interacts with computer controls of highly automated equipment.
• Maintains quality by periodic checks of finished cans.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Description

DS Containers in Batavia, IL makes aerosol cans for a variety of industries. Our high speed production lines produce palletized, shrink wrapped pallets of cans. We need safe, efficient, experienced drivers to ticket these pallets, remove them from the lines, stage them, load them onto semi trailers to be moved to shipping. Our drivers also use their forklift to dump scrap and supply the line with materials. 90% of the job is on the forklift.

$23-$25/hr

The hours are: Monday or Tuesday 12 hour shift 7pm-7am, Wednesday 6 hour shift and then Thursday and Friday or Saturday Sunday 12hr shift – 7pm – 7am. Weekends required (alternating shift, switches each week.)

Requirements

Essential Functions (Duties):

• Performs daily inspection on lift truck.
• Documents any issues with equipment and seeks resolution to those issues.
• Ensures palletizing lines have needed supplies available for use.
• Unloads, receives and documents inbound shipments.
• Uses forklift to restock, move, store, retrieve and deliver raw materials and scrap.
• Uses forklift to transport finished goods to trailers or staging areas.
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Follows through and completes all work in a timely manner.
• Communicates need for and helps maintain appropriate levels of shipping supplies.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, local and customer guidelines.
• Works efficiently and safely within company guidelines.
• Maintains peer relationships to share issues and ideas.
• Communicates through the use of verbal language and hand signals.
• Interacts with computer controls of highly automated equipment.
• Maintains quality of product by performing periodic checks of finished cans.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.