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Forklift Driver Job at Lineage in Bellingham

Lineage, Bellingham, WA, United States, 98227

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Overview

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Starting Pay Rate: $20.50

Shift: Monday- Friday - Open Availability

This position is covered by Local Teamsters Union 231.

Responsibilities

  • Use electric-powered industrial trucks with lifting devices to move products, equipment, and materials while following all regulatory and company safety standards, policies, and procedures. Ensure the proper loading and unloading of materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting devices.
  • Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials, transports, load and unload to a designated area
  • List materials and record weight, counts, and condition of frozen food items via a Radio Frequency (RF) system
  • Complete daily forklift maintenance/check sheet
  • Lead safety inspections on truck chalking and glad-hand process
  • Communicate with semi-truck drivers to ensure safety precautions
  • Monitor battery charge, maintain, and clean batteries, and leave material handling equipment at the proper charging station

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work with other machinery and material handling equipment

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to understand instructions in the country's official language or as defined by Lineage Logistics
  • Ability to work in temperatures as low as -20 Fahrenheit/-25 Celsius in cold storage sites or up to 100 Fahrenheit/37 Celsius in dry storage sites while wearing company provided PPE and freezer gear
  • Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs./18 kgs; weight may be more depending on facility
  • Ability to work a flexible work schedule and shift, including weekends if needed
  • Must be comfortable with various noise levels, at times can be loud

Pay Range: $13.75 - $23.00

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.

Seniority level

  • Entry level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Management and Manufacturing

Industries

  • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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