Forklift Driver

Job Description

Job Description

About DS Smith, North America Packaging and Paper Division, United States : DS Smith is a global leading packaging company of customer-specific packaging with emphasis on state-of-the-art packaging design and local service close to customer facilities. With a product portfolio that includes transit packaging, consumer packaging, displays and promotional packaging, customized protective packaging, and industrial packaging.

Position Overview : Loading and unloading of product from trailers.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS :

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent attendance and safety record.
• Strong focus on maintaining a safe and organized workplace.
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and vendors.
• Must have 2 years or more clamp truck experience.

Shift : 3rd Shift 11 : 00pm - 7 : 00am; Sunday - Thursday

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the function of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The Employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop. kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the function of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Benefits : Benefits Eligibility starts Day 1 (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Company 401k matching up to 6%- vested on day 1 of eligibility

Vacation : 2 weeks (prorated based on time of hire) / 3 Diversity days.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa currently.

DS smith is an E-Verify company. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug screen, physical, lifting test and Background screening.