Forklift Operator - 30k Capacity

Sea Box; Riverton (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

Job summary

Sea Box, Inc. is seeking a forklift operator in New Jersey to move materials around the warehouse and yard. The ideal candidate is certified for 30k capacity and comfortable handling 20' and 40' containers, with a focus on accuracy, safety, and teamwork.

This full-time, onsite role requires 1–2 years of related experience, a high school diploma or equivalent, and the ability to comply with safety and quality policies while supporting efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Must be a certified forklift operator for 30k capacity.
• 1–2 years related experience preferred.
• Onsite (non-remote) at corporate HQ in NJ.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts and other equipment to move materials.
• Identify and report safety hazards to prevent accidents.
• Support cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
• Inspect loads and ensure timely, accurate delivery.
• Move materials between loading, processing and storage areas.
• Load and unload materials from pallets and other transport devices.
• Perform routine vehicle maintenance and battery checks.
• Record weights and production data on tags/labels.
• Carry out duties in a safe and alert state.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety awareness

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Container handling equipment

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