Forklift Operator / Material Handler - Tobyhanna, PA

VetJobs; Tobyhanna (Monroe County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Forklift Operator / Material Handler in Tobyhanna, PA. This role involves operating various forklifts and handling materials in a dynamic warehouse environment. Candidates should possess strong forklift operation skills and the ability to lift heavy items. With a focus on safety and efficiency, this position offers a chance to contribute to essential logistics operations. Join a team that values military-affiliated job seekers and provides opportunities for growth and development in a supportive atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Proven experience with multiple types of forklifts required.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 45 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operates forklifts to move, load, and unload materials.
• Ensures proper placement and attachment of weight handling gear.
• Verifies materials against receiving documents and reports discrepancies.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Material Handling

HAZMAT Training

Basic Computer Skills

Physical Endurance

Education

High School/GED

Tools

Electric Forklift

Diesel Forklift

Bridge Crane

Job description

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Job Description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Job Description

Truestone, and Akima company, is looking for a Forklift Operator / Material Handler to work in Tobyhanna, PA.

To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Responsibilities

Receives scheduled shipments, reviews documentation, and processes receipts through the Logistics Management Program (LMP)

Operates forklift capable of lifting 15,000 pounds as high as 168 inches to move, load, unload, transfer, transport, stack or unstack palletized goods, boxes, crates, merchandise, materials, and supplies from one location to another

Operates a floor controlled electric bridge crane, on the loading dock with a capacity of ten tons, to unload a variety of items from vehicles

Ensures proper placement and attachment of weight handling gear, such as cables, ropes, and slings to lift cannon tubes, castings and other large and heavy equipment, while loading and unloading vehicles

Checks ropes, cables, and other equipment for excessive wear or damage and obtains replacements as appropriate

Operates electric, diesel, or gasoline powered forklifts capable of lifting 10,000 pounds or more to a height of 212 inches to load, unload, stack, unstack, warehouse, and move shelters, conex, crates, boxes, packages, pallets and palletized materials or loose items

Operates indoors or outdoors in all weather conditions working in outside storage areas and confined shop spaces

Moves systems, shelters, system components, and generally oversized materials through narrow aisles

Operates warehouse tractors with up to three dollies on a limited basis to move over sized system components, pallets, palletized materials, bar stock, and other materials requiring special handling

Operates 2,000-to-6,000-pound capacity forklifts to load, unload, stack, unstack, re- warehouse, and move boxes, crates, packages, pallets, or loose items; regulates forks and truck movement, exercising care to avoid overloading or improper stacking or movement of supplies and materials; performs drivers' maintenance in accordance with established rules and regulations

Operates gasoline, battery, or gas-electric powered 3 or 4 wheeled tractors with up to 4 forward gears, towing loaded or unloaded dump cars, skids, or wheeled trailers

Couples and uncouples tractors and trailers automatically or manually under special circumstances

Exercises responsibility: for assuring security of loads, to avoid trailer overloading, and to determine safe material loading

Picks up and delivers materials and equipment according to instructions and knowledge of storage and work sites, delivery and pickup points and their locations

Performs driver's maintenance, before, during, and after service on both tractors and trailers in accordance with established rules and regulations

Fills out daily equipment log

Stands, bends and reaches while performing work inside warehouses, in bin rooms, in open storage areas, and on receiving and shipping docks and platforms in areas that may be cold, drafty, damp, or hot

Possibility of injury from falling or dropping stock, of stacks toppling or loads shifting because of improper loading

May be exposed to cuts, bruises, and lacerations from falling boxes, etc.

Verifies materials against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages

Routes materials to prescribed storage locations

Stores, stacks, or palletizes materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods

Rearranges and takes inventory of stored materials

Examines stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage

Removes material from storage and preparing it for shipment

Receives, identifies, examines, and determines destination acceptability of items from a variety of supply sources

Uses a number of measuring devices such as tape measures, calipers, gauges, scales, and meters as well as conversion charts to ascertain dimensions and make necessary computations

Lifts and handles heavy items when manually performing warehousing tasks may occur

Requires HAZMAT training for any transporting of hazardous materials or waste

Auto req ID

445264BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Job_Category

Warehouse

Qualifications

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Must be e a US citizen

Be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Must pass a drug test prior to start

Have a valid state DOT driver's license in order to access base and if require operate company vehicles if and when needed

Proven experience with multiple types of forklifts

Be able to obtain a TYAD operating permit

Be familiar with transporting HAZMAT

Be able to lift and move items weighing up to 45 pounds

Be able to operate hand and foot controls which start, turn, and stop forklifts and tractors, or which raise, lower, or tilt the load on the forklift

Be computer literate and able to function with basic programs, research, data input, etc.

Have physical endurance to withstand the strain from vibration

City*

Tobyhanna

State*

Pennsylvania

Job Code

Operations_ Specialist

Affiliate Sponsor

Akima

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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