Forklift Operator & Materials Handler — Day/Evening Shifts

Hood Container Corporation; Michigan; On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay & Benefits

Career Growth

Team-Oriented Culture

Job summary

Hood Container Corporation in Walker, MI is seeking a qualified Sit-Down Forklift Operator/Material Handler to support shipping and receiving, production, and customer service to truck drivers. This full-time role requires accuracy, teamwork, and reliability.

Duties include forklift inspections, counting materials, coordinating with shipping/receiving, ensuring production readiness, and performing routine maintenance on lifts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience as forklift operator in production or distribution environment.
• Able to read, write, communicate efficiently, and follow instructions on factory masters.
• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume, and rate.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document a sit-down forklift inspection form before the start of the shift and when operating a new forklift.
• Verify counts as materials leave or enter the warehouse/production area.
• Work with shipping and receiving on incoming and outgoing materials
• Ensure that all jobs are pulled and ready for the next shift’s production run
• Must ensure that all materials being removed from a production line are accurately recorded on the correct form, and that all materials have been properly banded and/or wrapped to ensure that they will hold up in the warehouse.
• Performs periodic routine maintenance checks on the lifts. Turn in maintenance work orders to supervision for needed repairs.
• Maneuvering forklifts safely in busy industrial environments
• Safely stacking and unstacking large quantities of goods onto shelves or pallets
• Moving goods from storage areas to loading areas for transport
• Unloading deliveries and safely relocating the goods to their designated storage areas
• Ensuring that forklift driving areas are free from spills or obstructions.
• Maximize the utilization of equipment by operating the machinery at available capacity and speed.
• Adhere to daily production schedule.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

Skills

Forklift operation

Reading tape measure

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift inspections

Job description

Hood Container Corporation in Walker, MI is seeking a qualified Sit-Down Forklift Operator/Material Handler to support shipping and receiving, production, and customer service to truck drivers. This full-time role requires accuracy, teamwork, and reliability.

Duties include forklift inspections, counting materials, coordinating with shipping/receiving, ensuring production readiness, and performing routine maintenance on lifts.