1st shift Forklift Operator starting at $15.50 plus p/hr. DOE (Off loader)

Anchor Fabrication has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Forklift Operator in our Shipping department. 

Position Summary:

The Forklift Operator’s role is to move products, materials or equipment, meeting or exceeding customer specs and productivity requirements.  They are highly motivated and have a desire to work in a fast paced, quality centered environment. This role is vital to ensuring our customers’ needs are consistently met, promoting our company’s continued strong national growth.   

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Internal Relationships: All Departments

External Relationships: Occasional and incidental contact with customers or prospective customers

Traits Displayed:

• Ability to exude high energy, solution-based thinking, while focusing great attention to detail and maintaining a service-oriented disposition.
• Contribute to a work environment that promotes pride in being part of a winning team and encourages personal and professional growth and success.
• Assure productivity and high-quality standards are constant so that the company and employees collectively enjoy optimum financial returns, job security, personal career growth and excellent service to customers.
• Ability to provide exemplary and consistent customer satisfaction, with a strong capacity for building relationships.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform daily operations and safety checks, including battery, seat belt, brakes, life control and fire extinguisher.
• Identifies many types of raw material, in process or finished product, equipment, or processing materials. 
• Check identification of materials to be moved. Cross-references with production schedule or shipping schedule to ensure accuracy.
• Proceeds safely to assigned area to pull load and move materials to correct work area.
• Report’s inconsistencies or problems to supervisors
• Other duties assigned

Minimum Requirements: 

• 1+ years of Forklift experience in manufacturing.
• Basic computer knowledge and understanding. 
• Clean driving record with no property damage accidents within the past three years
• Good eye/hand coordination and good motor skills
• Must be dependable, reliable, and mature enough to handle equipment safely and sensibly.
• High degree of attention required to prevent injury to others.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have previous experience with Sheet Metal
• Satisfactorily pass in-company forklift certification program

Environment/Physical Requirements with or without Accommodation:  

This position is carried out in a fabrication shop environment and as such has the following physical work requirements:

• Must be able to lift