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Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator

Balcones RecyclingLittle Rock, AR, US
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About Circular Services : Circular Services is the largest privately held recycling and organics service provider in the U.S. It operates over 25 facilities serving major long-term municipal and commercial contracts. The mission of Circular Services is to keep valuable materials in circulation and minimize the cost and environmental impact of landfills. The company services municipal contracts with some of the largest and fastest growing cities in the U.S. including New York City, Austin, San Antonio, and Phoenix.

About the Role : The Forklift Operator drives powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials. This includes deliveries and moving materials to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into railroad cars or trucks or storage facilities.

Responsibilities :

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

  • Follow daily production schedule or shipping order and transport material or equipment to and from designated areas in the facility
  • Load and unload material from van trailers, flatbed trailers, box trucks, and railcars
  • Operate forklift to place bales in inventory, load trailers or railcars
  • Operate forklift to store bales, gaylord boxes, pallets, and crated materials in the correct storage bays, follow inventory control instructions
  • Check to ensure all loads are secure
  • Perform daily pre-shift equipment inspections, notifying supervisors of any deficiencies
  • Helps with general warehouse cleanup at the end of each shift.
  • Helps with processing equipment cleanup at the end of each shift.
  • Inspects all materials inbound and outbound to verify conformance to quality standards

Qualifications :

  • High degree of attention required to prevent injury to others; promote a safe work environment
  • Able to follow instructions for operating equipment and record keeping
  • Able to execute assignments in an accurate, timely and safe manner
  • Able to maintain a clean & safe environment

    • Other Duties :

    All job requirements in this job description provided indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and / or abilities deemed necessary to perform the job competently. Job descriptions are an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested.

    Working Conditions & Physical Requirements :

  • Extensively use hands and fingers to manage or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms
  • Frequently required to sit, walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, speak and hear. Regular sitting on a powered industrial truck
  • Frequently lift to fifty pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, stand, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for extended periods of time
  • Vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
  • Having a good sense of balance
  • Having good eye-hand-foot coordination
  • Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights
  • Ability?to work in varying temperatures, depending upon season
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually loud

    • EEOC : Circular Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind : Circular Services is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Circular Services are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Circular Services will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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    Forklift Operator • Little Rock, AR, US