Gateway Terminals
Forklift Operator Gateway Terminals • East Haven, CT, US
Job Description About Gateway: Gateway Terminal is a leading terminal on the East Coast strategically located in the Port of New Haven, Connecticut, providing turnkey vertically integrated logistics services for dry bulk, liquid bulk, and breakbulk products.
Address: 31 Waterfront Street, New Haven, CT 06512
Summary of Position Operates forklift in a safe manner to stack and retrieve supplies and materials while maintaining inventory and ensuring production area organization and cleanliness.
Principal Responsibilities
Lift, stack, un-stack, and move utilizing safe practices with equipment
Make sure goods are stored in the correct area of a warehouse
Unload and load trucks from the warehouse
Load trucks ensuring loads are evenly and secured
Completes and submits Equipment Check List Form before utilizing any company equipment
Completes and submits written documentation as required
Maintain sanitation and housekeeping in the work area
Additional duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Must be eligible to work in the United States without a Visa sponsorship
Must be 18 years or older
Ability to effectively operate independently with minimal supervision
Willing to work a flexible schedule
Ability to read, comprehend and carry out simple instructions from oral instructions or written correspondence
Must be able to work in a cold/hot environment
Detail oriented and accurate
Ability to communicate with diverse personalities
Forklift certification. Basic knowledge areas include Safety Procedures; Truck Inspections; Storage and Exchange Points; Counterbalance Effect; Stability Triangle; Center of Gravity; Equipment Terminology; Attachments/Load centers; Battery Inspection; and Material handling including loading and de-stacking, unloading, and stacking of counterbalance, traveling Ramps, Trailers and parking.
Knowledge and willingness to perform all responsibilities of each position within the team
Physical Demands / Work Environment While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The work environment involves hazards, risks, or discomforts typical of working around or with machinery with exposed moving parts, arrant chemicals, heavy equipment, extreme heights, or abusive or hostile clientele and patients. Exposure to disagreeable weather conditions and extreme levels of temperature, ventilation, lighting, and sound is normal. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Job Description About Gateway: Gateway Terminal is a leading terminal on the East Coast strategically located in the Port of New Haven, Connecticut, providing turnkey vertically integrated logistics services for dry bulk, liquid bulk, and breakbulk products.
Address: 31 Waterfront Street, New Haven, CT 06512
Summary of Position Operates forklift in a safe manner to stack and retrieve supplies and materials while maintaining inventory and ensuring production area organization and cleanliness.
Principal Responsibilities
Lift, stack, un-stack, and move utilizing safe practices with equipment
Make sure goods are stored in the correct area of a warehouse
Unload and load trucks from the warehouse
Load trucks ensuring loads are evenly and secured
Completes and submits Equipment Check List Form before utilizing any company equipment
Completes and submits written documentation as required
Maintain sanitation and housekeeping in the work area
Additional duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Must be eligible to work in the United States without a Visa sponsorship
Must be 18 years or older
Ability to effectively operate independently with minimal supervision
Willing to work a flexible schedule
Ability to read, comprehend and carry out simple instructions from oral instructions or written correspondence
Must be able to work in a cold/hot environment
Detail oriented and accurate
Ability to communicate with diverse personalities
Forklift certification. Basic knowledge areas include Safety Procedures; Truck Inspections; Storage and Exchange Points; Counterbalance Effect; Stability Triangle; Center of Gravity; Equipment Terminology; Attachments/Load centers; Battery Inspection; and Material handling including loading and de-stacking, unloading, and stacking of counterbalance, traveling Ramps, Trailers and parking.
Knowledge and willingness to perform all responsibilities of each position within the team
Physical Demands / Work Environment While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to stand; walk; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The work environment involves hazards, risks, or discomforts typical of working around or with machinery with exposed moving parts, arrant chemicals, heavy equipment, extreme heights, or abusive or hostile clientele and patients. Exposure to disagreeable weather conditions and extreme levels of temperature, ventilation, lighting, and sound is normal. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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