FORKLIFT OPERATOR STRASBURG

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!

Spherion has helped thousands of people just like you find work happiness! Our experienced staff will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temp-to-perm or direct hire opportunities, no one works harder for you than Spherion.

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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 Callcenter@spherion.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Spherion offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

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