Job Summary
The Fork Truck Driver/Material Handler position loads, unloads, and moves materials from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves.
Essential Functions
- Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
- May operate gas or electric powered forklift truck to move, stack, or unload materials in and about facility.
- Counts, weighs, and or records number of units of materials moved or handled.
- Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reliable attendance is required.
Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent GED
- 3 months of related experience
Preferred
- Certified Fork Truck Driver
Physical Demand Factors
The following physical demand factors should be used as a general guideline for employees listed under this job title.Specific requirements will vary based on the employee’s individual work responsibilities.
Strength Level Rating:Heavy work.Work involves exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
A worker in this job will frequently (from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time):
- Reach by extending hands and arms
- Handle objects by seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hands
- Pick, pinch, or otherwise work primarily with fingers
- Have near acuity with clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
- Judge distances and spatial relationships (see objects three-dimensionally)
The worker will occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time):
- Climb such as ascend/descend ladders, stairs, etc. Where body agility is emphasized
- Maintain balance to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching when moving about on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces
- Stoop by bending body downward and forward requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
- Kneel by bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s)
- Crouch by bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
- Crawl by moving about on hands and knees
- Hear by perceiving the nature of sounds by ear
- Identify and distinguish colors
