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Forklift Operator

Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

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$18.75-18.75 /h
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Dundee, MI
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7:00 am - 7:30 pm
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Job Description

As posted by the hiring company

Job Overview:

Clean Tech is hiring in Dundee! We are looking for an experienced Forklift Operator in our shipping department to keep materials moving through the facility.

What’s in it for you:

  • Stability: We never lay off and keep consistant schedules

  • Bonus Opportunities: We offer referral bonuses & perfect attendance bonuses

  • Advancement: We promote from within and foster employee growth

  • Over Time: Time and a half for anything over 40 hours. All Sundays are Double Time

Physical Requirements:

  • Lifting Requirements: up to 50lbs frequently

  • Constant: Lift and/or move up to 15lbs

  • Environment: Exposed to high levels of noise, recyclable debris and smell and extreme weather

  • Ability to meet phsyical demands of climbing on/off bulk trucks & rail cars for duration of shift

  • Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions

  • Able to work at heights up to 20 feet using proper PPE

What you’ll be doing as a Forklift Operator:

  • Move and load bulk trucks/cars manually

  • Operate forklift to load, unload and move materials to and from production lines, hold and transport areas

  • Inspect and count materials, documenting key information

  • Shovel loose materials into containers for inspection

  • Perform general warehouse duties

  • Be in a harness to load a rail car or bulk truck approximately 15’ in the air.

**You might be a good fit if you have: **

  • Forklift experience of at least 1 year required

  • Experience related to resin, liquid, or grain Bulk Loading of Trucks and Rail, perferred

  • Experience working at heights

**Shift: **7am-7:30pm (3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off)

**Pay: **$18.75/hr

You should be proficient in:

  • Material Handler Experience
  • Loading and Unloading Vehicles
  • Meets Physical Requirements

Machines & technologies you'll use:

  • Forklifts