Forklift & Materials Handler - Growth & Safety Focus

GH Metal Solutions; Fort Payne (AL); On-site; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

GH Metal Solutions in Fort Payne, Alabama is seeking a dependable forklift operator to support daily production goals. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and timely material handling to keep OEM partners satisfied.

You will load/unload, inspect, and stage materials, move finished goods, and maintain a clean, organized work area. Basic blueprint reading is preferred, and in-house training may develop these skills.

Qualifications

• Forklift experience or training may be required.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret work orders is preferred and developed via in-house training.

Responsibilities

• Operates forklift during routine duties and maintains a safety-first culture.
• Loads/Unloads, inspects, and stages materials, scrap, packaging, metal, and other supplies as needed to maintain production processes.
• Removes finished products from the production areas ensuring proper identification, banding, and labeling to meet customer specifications.
• Responsible for replenishing supplies in assigned areas or at the direction of support personnel.
• Ensures finished goods are properly documented for shipment and/or verifying that received goods are correct in product and count.
• Ensures operation of equipment by following preventative maintenance policies and procedures and timely reporting of needed changes and repairs.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.
• Ensures materials to be moved are within stated guidelines for forklift capacity.
• Meet established production standards for the department.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly work area.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety standards and adheres to all safety policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Performing other duties or functions as requested by management.

Skills

Forklift operation

Blueprint reading

Job description

GH Metal Solutions in Fort Payne, Alabama is seeking a dependable forklift operator to support daily production goals. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and timely material handling to keep OEM partners satisfied.

You will load/unload, inspect, and stage materials, move finished goods, and maintain a clean, organized work area. Basic blueprint reading is preferred, and in-house training may develop these skills.