operator, forklift

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Noisy

Work setting

• Warehouse
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Build pallets
• Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
• Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
• Ship orders
• Pick orders and stock
• Make labels and attach to goods
• Wrap goods
• Pack and unpack goods
• Sort, crate and stack goods
• Store cargo and materials
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Organize and maintain inventory

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Counterbalanced forklift training
• Narrow aisle forklift training
• Forklift Operator Certification

Experience and specialization

Vehicle and equipment experience

• Reach trucks
• Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots