Forklift Driver

Description

DS Containers in Batavia, IL makes aerosol cans for a variety of industries. Our high speed production lines produce palletized, shrink wrapped pallets of cans. We need safe, efficient, experienced drivers to ticket these pallets, remove them from the lines, stage them, load them onto semi trailers to be moved to shipping. Our drivers also use their forklift to dump scrap and supply the line with materials. 90% of the job is on the forklift.

$23-$25/hr

The hours are: Monday or Tuesday 12 hour shift 7pm-7am, Wednesday 6 hour shift and then Thursday and Friday or Saturday Sunday 12hr shift – 7pm – 7am. Weekends required (alternating shift, switches each week.)

Requirements

Essential Functions (Duties):

• Performs daily inspection on lift truck.
• Documents any issues with equipment and seeks resolution to those issues.
• Ensures palletizing lines have needed supplies available for use.
• Unloads, receives and documents inbound shipments.
• Uses forklift to restock, move, store, retrieve and deliver raw materials and scrap.
• Uses forklift to transport finished goods to trailers or staging areas.
• Maintains work area in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Follows through and completes all work in a timely manner.
• Communicates need for and helps maintain appropriate levels of shipping supplies.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA and other federal, state, local and customer guidelines.
• Works efficiently and safely within company guidelines.
• Maintains peer relationships to share issues and ideas.
• Communicates through the use of verbal language and hand signals.
• Interacts with computer controls of highly automated equipment.
• Maintains quality of product by performing periodic checks of finished cans.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Salary Description

$23-25/hr