Forklift Operator - 30k Capacity

Sea Box, Inc.; Cinnaminson Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays, Bereavement, Jury Duty

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Sea Box, Inc. in Cinnaminson, NJ is seeking a certified forklift operator to move materials in the warehouse and yard. This full-time role requires handling 20' and 40' containers and operating heavy-duty container handling equipment safely.

You will work under the Department Supervisor, ensure accuracy of loads, and support safety and ISO 9001 processes. A high school diploma and 1–2 years related experience are required; overtime may be necessary.

Qualifications

• Certified forklift operator with 30k capacity.
• Move 20' and 40' containers in yard and onto trucks.
• Detail-oriented and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Identify and report safety hazards to prevent accidents.
• Identify cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
• Support ISO 9001 Quality Management System and Sea Box Quality Policy.
• Inspect loads for accuracy and safely move them.
• Operate lifting devices to load, unload, and transport materials.
• Load/unload materials from pallets and loading devices.
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Weigh materials or products and record weight on labels.
• Operate automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.

Skills

Forklift operation

Certified forklift operator

Safety conscious

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Operate 30k forklifts and other industrial equipment to move materials throughout the warehouse and yard

Job Summary:

This position reports to the Department Supervisor. The ideal candidate must be a certified forklift operator for 30k capacity and be able to move 20' and 40' shipping containers in the yard and onto trucks using heavy-duty container handling equipment. Must be detail-oriented and a team player.

Responsibilities:

• Accident prevention – actively identify, correct and/or report safety hazards to prevent accidents.
• Actively identify and pursue cost reduction and efficiency/profit improvement opportunities.
• Support the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the Sea Box Quality Policy calling for self- inspection of your work product.
• Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
• Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
• Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material.
• Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
• Manually or mechanically load and unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tanks.
• Weigh materials or products and record weight and other production data on tags or labels.
• Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
• Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
• Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
• Positions that involve operating company vehicles require the ability to perform duties safely and to meet all applicable medical certification or fitness-for-duty standards, with our without reasonable accommodation. This includes safely operating company vehicles and satisfying all relevant medical and physical qualification requirements.
• Lifting production objects of up to 50lbs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.

Why work for Sea Box?

We offer benefits to our full-time employees that include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic and Voluntary Life
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, Jury Duty
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Referral Program

Employees are eligible for most benefits on the 1st of the month following date of hire.

Hourly Rate Range: $22 - $25 / hour

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent

Experience: The candidate should possess 1-2 years' related experience.

Location: This position is onsite (non-remote) at the Company's corporate headquarters in Cinnaminson, NJ. This position may occasionally require working overtime and/or working outside of the Company's normal hours of operation.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets