Hoist Operator 1

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

RRD is seeking a Warehouse Forklift Operator in Livonia, MI to move raw paper materials and finished goods using forklift equipment, clamps, and elevating platforms. You will load/unload trucks, maintain accurate inventory, and conduct safety checks.

The role offers a competitive hourly wage, with potential for overtime and a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision coverage, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. Join a large, global team focused on reliable supply chain execution.

Qualifications

• Experience operating forklifts in warehouse or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to read inventory and track materials accurately.
• Knowledge of safety procedures for material handling and forklift operation.
• Ability to determine safe clearance and load limits for lifts and aisles.

Responsibilities

• Drive forklift with lifting devices to move materials in warehouse, storage yard, or factory.
• May load and unload semi-trailer trucks and report inventory discrepancies.
• May load/unload materials from pallets, skids, or lifts and perform safety checks on equipment.
• May lubricate truck, recharge batteries, refill fuel, or replace liquefied gas tanks.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory awareness

Safety compliance

Mechanical aptitude

Load balancing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift truck

Clamp truck

Elevating platform

Job description

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Company Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

• Drive forklift truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, fork-grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move raw paper materials and in process products and finished products, equipment, or materials in warehouse, storage yard, or factory
• May load and unload semi trailer trucks. Maintain accurate inventory and report any discrepancies
• May load or unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device. Perform safety checks on lifts
• May lubricate truck, recharge batteries, fill fuel tank, or replace liquefied-gas tank

Qualifications

• Must be skilled in handling controls for starting, stopping, backings, and driving fork lift or clamp truck through aisles in building, up and down ramps, and in and out of railroad cars, trucks, etc.; and, for lifting, lowering, and tilting forks by moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate controls
• Must know how high, wide, and long the fork lift truck and its load are, and how much the fork lift truck can lift
• Good special ability to identify how high and wide a doorway and an aisle must be to drive the fork lift truck and its load; how high and wide the shelf, bin, etc., must be to place the load; and how high the load must be lifted to reach the shelf or bin
• Must be able to recognize whether the fork lift truck is able to lift the load and whether the load is properly balanced
• Knowledge of the layout of the storage area to be able to find and place items without need for detailed instructions

Additional Information

RRD's current salary range for this role is $19.30 to $27.20/hour. The salary range may be adjusted
based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the
future. At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD’s benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

At RRD, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity. To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools during interviews to ensure an authentic and secure experience. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to maintain a transparent and equitable hiring process.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.