Forklift Driver (1st Shift)
RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and worldwide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93 % of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.
Responsibilities
- Operates equipment to move finished product for shipping or storage.
- Supplies Manufacturing Department with materials as needed.
- Stages product to be moved or shipped.
- Racks unused supplies and maintains an inventory of type, amount, and location of items.
- Transports and processes manufacturing paper by‑products.
- Empties trash hoppers and performs other housekeeping duties as needed.
- Performs routine daily inspections on hoist and reports maintenance needs.
- May include battery service duties such as inspecting, recharging, and replacing batteries of electrical leads and battery poles, and lubricating truck’s moving parts.
- May include changing LP/Propane.
- Adheres to and promotes all safety policies and procedures, including proper handling of hazardous waste, lock‑out/tag‑out rules, and hearing and eye protection policies.
- Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of forklift dimensions, load capacity, and clearance requirements for doorways, aisles, shelves, and bins.
- Understanding of storage‑area layout to locate and place items without detailed instructions.
- Skilled in maneuvering forklifts in tight spaces and stacking or removing loads.
- Greater knowledge and skill than Hoist Operator 1 in handling controls for driving forklift and/or clamp trucks.
- Proficient in operating controls for starting, stopping, backing, and driving forklifts through narrow aisles, ramps, and in/out of railroad cars or trucks.
- Ability to lift, lower, and tilt forks using hands, arms, feet, and legs.
- Capability to assess whether a forklift can lift a load and whether the load is properly balanced.
Pay
$16.50 per hour to $18.00 per hour. The actual rate may vary based on education, skills, experience, performance, shift, and location. Additional compensation may include overtime and shift differential.
Schedule
1st Shift: 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday – Friday, with overtime as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) with match
- Life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
- Tuition assistance
- Maternity leave and adoption assistance
- Employer/partner discounts
Additional Information
- All applicant information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
- Candidates are asked to refrain from using AI tools during interviews.
- Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment background check and drug screen.