Forklift Operator & Material Handling Specialist

Paycom - ATS; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS is seeking a forklift operator at the Weiler Forestry Facility in LaGrange, GA. The role offers $17.00-$18.50 per hour, with a 36-hour schedule paid for 40 hours and a $1/hour shift premium.

Responsibilities include moving, loading and unloading pallets, counting inventory, and ensuring forklift safety daily. Experience operating forklifts in tight spaces is required, with adherence to routing directions on prints and safe handling of materials.

Qualifications

• Experience operating forklifts in spaces with limited room.

Responsibilities

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and operates controls of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platforms, or other lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids; boxes, products, or materials and transport load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by operating a lifting device (raising and lowering).
• Counts inventory on the work floor and/or warehouse.
• Reads and follows routing directions on prints.
• Transports materials to workers as needed.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting devices.
• Fills fuel tank, or replaces liquefied gas tank.
• Inspects and documents forklifts for safety compliance daily.
• Designated forklift operators will label waste containers and transport 55-gallon drums to a designated pickup area.
• Works safely at all times, following all safety guidelines.

Job description

Paycom - ATS is seeking a forklift operator at the Weiler Forestry Facility in LaGrange, GA. The role offers $17.00-$18.50 per hour, with a 36-hour schedule paid for 40 hours and a $1/hour shift premium.

Responsibilities include moving, loading and unloading pallets, counting inventory, and ensuring forklift safety daily. Experience operating forklifts in tight spaces is required, with adherence to routing directions on prints and safe handling of materials.