Production Forklift Driver

Job Description

Production Forklift Driver
Raleigh
HIRING IMMEDIATELY

• Pay: Starting $21.47 an hour
• Benefits: comprehensive benefits package (see further details below)
• Opportunity: career growth and promotions from within, annual & skills-based wage increases
• Available Shift: Rotating 12 hour shift 7am-7pm/7pm-7am
• Mandatory: Must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts on a Dupont schedule Includes 7 consecutive days off every month!

Key Job Responsibilities

• Moving pallets of product containing printed cartons
• Weigh waste pallets and report out on waste
• Band waste and run shrink wrapper
• Band and crush cores in a core bailer
• Unload corgated trailers
• Able to operate PIT in a congested production environment
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures
• Ability to read and understand schedules to ensure each shift is stocked with product
• Frequent tasks: Climbing off and on forklift (height of 3 feet), looking over shoulder to right and left while reversing or driving backwards with load, operating right handed operating controls (little pressure required but frequent grabbing of controls), sitting on forklift for 8 to 12 hours, changing battery (max. 3116 lbs) (using hoist) may require some upper body control of swinging battery (abs and shoulders), looking up to 45 degrees tilting neck back when pulling orders, and putting pallet in racks

Company Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health

Community Engagement

• At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important.
• Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs.
• We encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

• Constant opportunities for advancement.
• From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning.
• Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.