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Forklift Operator

Basin Holdings, Sturgis, MI, United States


Basin Material Handling (Sturgis, MI) is seeking a forklift driver with strong organizational skills. This position facilitates and expedites the flow of materials to/from various departments by performing the following duties. Experience required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

Transports material or racks to and from designated areas in the facility

Loading and unloading goods from vehicles such as trucks

Checking loads are secure.

Moving goods packed on pallets or on material carts around the facility

Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions

Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards.

Dumping materials into machine scrap hoppers

Other duties as assigned

Performing daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck's battery and lubricating equipment

Removing machine attachments and waste material from machines. (machine operator is to remove attachments and reattach when finished charging)

Safely operatesmaterial handling equipment. Ex. forklifts, pallet jacks

Excellent Attendance

Must be punctual and timely in meeting all requirements of performance, including, but not limited to, attendance standards and work deadlines; beginning and ending assignments on time; and scheduled work breaks; where applicable

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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

Referral program

Medical

Vision

Life

Critical Care

401k

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Safety Glasses Reimbursement

Company Overview
BMH is a leader in custom designed racks. Bringing value to every client we do business with by providing custom solutions using our decades of design and engineering expertise is our goal. BMH has a global customer base which is supported from the manufacturing facilities in Michigan, Indiana, South Carolina and an affiliate in China. A bright future with new opportunities is emerging as Basin Material Handling establishes itself as a leader in providing material handling solutions.

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