Forklift Driver

Smart Safety Company Forklift OperatorAt Safe Fleet our name says it all. We make fleet vehicles and everyone in and around them safer. Our fleet safety platform brings together best-in-class products, ground-breaking technology, and a 100-year history of fleet know-how and innovation to solve the world's biggest fleet safety problems.We are re-defining what safety means for fleets of every type from school buses to waste collection trucks, firefighting to utility vehicles, police cruisers to delivery vans.We are a fast-growing manufacturing, service, and technology company with over 1700 employees in over 15 locations across Canada and the US. We're looking for motivated self-starters with innovative thinking to join our team and help us achieve our growth and performance goals. Sound like you?Work for the Smart Safety CompanyHours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pmLocation: Lakewood, NJWe are looking for a careful forklift operator to move packages and material around our facilities. You will be operating a forklift and/or standup with the utmost care to ensure efficiency and safety. Your job could involve driving around warehouses, storage spaces and other facilities.You must be a responsible individual with great experience in driving industrial vehicles. The goal will be to ensure that material and products will always be at the right place to achieve maximum efficiency.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Unload materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles and stack them to assigned placesLocate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipmentIdentify damages and report shortages or quality deficienciesTransport raw materials to production workstationsInspect machinery to determine the need for repairs and guarantee safety by performing regular maintenanceKeep updated records of inventory and activity logsComply with company policies and legal guidelinesHelp maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilitiesOther duties as assigned.Education, Experience and Qualifications:High School Diploma/Equivalent6 months of hands-on experience in a manufacturing facility, small part assembly preferred.Ability to work overtime and weekends, as needed.Reliable and dependable attendance.Ability to communicate verbally and in written form with supervisors and co-workersMechanical aptitude preferred.Physical requirements include frequent reaching, gripping and carrying up to 50 lbs., plus frequent standing, stooping, bending, squatting, and walking.Working environment is an unheated and non air conditioned manufacturing/warehouse setting.Safety glasses with side shields are required in the manufacturing environment.Frequent reaching, gripping and carrying up to 50 lbs., plus standing, stooping, bending, stretching, squatting and walking.Must handle multiple tasks and perform effectively in a fast paced, high stress work environment.At Safe Fleet, you are empowered to build a career that will take you where you want to go. You'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the tools necessary to achieve personal success. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, including Medical, Dental, 401K and so much more.We're a background check and pre-hire drug screen company where allowed by law.NOTE: Safe Fleet does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, ancestry veteran status or any other status protected by law.