Clamp Truck Operator

About the role

AJM Packaging Corporation, Southgate, MI – one of America’s leading manufacturers of paper products, including paper plates, cups, bowls and bags, is seeking Clamp Truck Operators to join our team. This position will operate an industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift or clamps to load, unload, push, pull, lift, stack, move and stage products and materials. This position is critical to AJM’s national operations; ensuring product is received and shipped by rail and freight in a timely, safe and damage‑free manner.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and safely operate truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
• Position forks or clamps under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, paper rolls or materials and transport load to designated area
• Load or unload materials onto or off of trailers, rail cars, pallets, skids, or lifting device
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device
• Assist in tracking inventory levels of materials on work floor and supply production workers with materials as needed
• Clear production area of finished goods and relocate to appropriate area
• Lubricate truck, recharge batteries, fill fuel tank, or replace liquefied gas tank
• Complete a daily checklist of the industrial truck and contact the appropriate supervisor if a maintenance/repair issue is discovered
• Operate industrial truck in safe manner and adhere to all safety rules, guidelines and practices
• Complete all other duties the Supervisor deems