FORKLIFT OPERATOR STRASBURG

Spherion; Strasburg (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Employee discount

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Spherion Staffing, LLC in Strasburg, VA is seeking an experienced forklift operator for a full-time, in-person role on a 2-2-3 schedule with 12-hour shifts, 36–48 hours per week, based in Strasburg, VA. The primary duties include staging, loading, and unloading finished goods and raw materials, stocking inventory, and moving freight from plant to warehouse storage.

Compensation is $18.50 per hour with a $2.50/hour reliability incentive after probation.

Qualifications

• Forklift experience in a warehouse environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent requirement.
• Ability to operate forklift, roll clamp, and box clamp.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift, roll clamp, and box clamp to load/unload product.
• Perform PIT checklists and follow SOPs; lockout equipment when not in use.
• Package finished products for shipping; stage for loading; load onto trucks/containers.
• Move raw materials to warehouse storage and manage inventory locations.
• Complete daily outbound shipment paperwork and support quality control.

Skills

Forklift Experience

Warehouse Background

Scanning Technology

Education

High School

Job description

Bring your long-standing material-handling expertise to a dedicated, full-time team where proven reliability and years behind the controls are rewarded.

Position Overview

This full-time in-person role operates on a 2-2-3 schedule with 12-hour shifts featuring monthly rotations between 7:00 AM 7:00 PM and 7:00 PM 7:00 AM (36.0 to 48.0 expected hours per week) based in Strausburg.

The primary role is to stage, load, and unload finished product and raw materials, stock and maintain warehouse inventory, receive and ship finished goods in containers and trailers, and move freight from the plant to the warehouse storage area.

Compensation:$18.50 per volunteer overtime. Reliability and Performance Incentive of $2.50/hr offered after probationary period.

Benefits: Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, Paid time off, Paid sick time, Employee discount, and Employee assistance program.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate a forklift, roll clamp, and box clamp to load and unload product.
• Safety & Compliance: Ability to perform PIT checklists, operate within standard operating procedures, and turn off and lockout equipment when not in use.
• Material Handling & Staging: Skills to package finished products for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling), stage finished product for loading, load finished product onto trucks/containers, and unload raw materials from trucks, railcars, or containers.
• Inventory & Facility Maintenance: Ability to move raw materials to warehouse storage, move waste from the assembly line to dumpsters, maintain warehouse locations by replacing barcodes and repainting lines, and lock/unlock trailers to Distribution Doors prior to loading/unloading.
• Administration & Quality: Capability to complete daily paperwork for outbound shipments, oversee quality control of incoming and outgoing product, communicate with operators from other shifts, and learn/use the warehouse management system to ship and receive product.

Working hours

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Various Shifts Available)

Skills

• Warehouse Background: Forklift experience specifically within a warehouse environment
• Scanning Technology: Knowledge of using a handheld scanner to ship orders and/or receive orders.

Education

High School

Experience

1-4 years

Qualifications

• Forklift Experience: 2+ years of forklift experience (Required).
• Education & Baseline Experience: Graduation from high school and at least two years of experience operating a forklift, or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for a warehouse environment.
• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate a forklift, roll clamp, and box clamp to load and unload product.
• Safety & Compliance: Ability to perform PIT checklists, operate within standard operating procedures, and turn off and lockout equipment when not in use.
• Material Handling & Staging: Skills to package finished products for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling), stage finished product for loading, load finished product onto trucks/containers, and unload raw materials from trucks, railcars, or containers.
• Inventory & Facility Maintenance: Ability to move raw materials to warehouse storage, move waste from the assembly line to dumpsters, maintain warehouse locations by replacing barcodes and repainting lines, and lock/unlock trailers to Distribution Doors prior to loading/unloading.
• Administration & Quality: Capability to complete daily paperwork for outbound shipments, oversee quality control of incoming and outgoing product, communicate with operators from other shifts, and learn/use the warehouse management system to ship and receive product.

Looking for experienced tenured forklift operators!

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Spherion, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

key responsibilities

Equipment Operation: Ability to operate a forklift, roll clamp, and box clamp to load and unload product.Safety & Compliance: Ability to perform PIT checklists, operate within standard operating procedures, and turn off and lockout equipment when not in use.Material Handling & Staging: Skills to package finished products for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling), stage finished product for loading, load finished product onto trucks/containers, and unload raw materials from trucks, railcars, or containers.Inventory & Facility Maintenance: Ability to move raw materials to warehouse storage, move waste from the assembly line to dumpsters, maintain warehouse locations by replacing barcodes and repainting lines, and lock/unlock trailers to Distribution Doors prior to loading/unloading.Administration & Quality: Capability to complete daily paperwork for outbound shipments, oversee quality control of incoming and outgoing product, communicate with operators from other shifts, and learn/use the warehouse management system to ship and receive product.

experience

1-4 years

skills

Warehouse Background: Forklift experience specifically within a warehouse environmentScanning Technology: Knowledge of using a handheld scanner to ship orders and/or receive orders.

qualifications

Forklift Experience: 2+ years of forklift experience (Required).Education & Baseline Experience: Graduation from high school and at least two years of experience operating a forklift, or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for a warehouse environment.Equipment Operation: Ability to operate a forklift, roll clamp, and box clamp to load and unload product.Safety & Compliance: Ability to perform PIT checklists, operate within standard operating procedures, and turn off and lockout equipment when not in use.Material Handling & Staging: Skills to package finished products for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling), stage finished product for loading, load finished product onto trucks/containers, and unload raw materials from trucks, railcars, or containers.Inventory & Facility Maintenance: Ability to move raw materials to warehouse storage, move waste from the assembly line to dumpsters, maintain warehouse locations by replacing barcodes and repainting lines, and lock/unlock trailers to Distribution Doors prior to loading/unloading.Administration & Quality: Capability to complete daily paperwork for outbound shipments, oversee quality control of incoming and outgoing product, communicate with operators from other shifts, and learn/use the warehouse management system to ship and receive product.

education

High School