Reach Truck Operator- 1st Shift

About the role

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade. This position is located at our West Jefferson site at 1050 Gateway Park Drive, OH.

Kuehne+Nagel is a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, offering a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether helping deliver life-saving medicines, developing sustainable transportation solutions, or supporting local communities, your work contributes to more than you can imagine.

Responsibilities

• Operate a Crown reach truck to load and unload designated trailers, pick orders, and move and store products throughout the warehouse
• Verify and receive materials in inventory
• Palletizing and shrink wrapping
• Conduct pre-operation and post-operation equipment checks
• Follow health and safety policies that comply with company and OSHA regulations
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1+ year of recent experience operating Crown-brand forklifts, such as order pickers, reach trucks, sit-down forklifts
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work overtime or weekends
• Ability to walk or stand for extended periods of time

Benefits

• Dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility
• Health and welfare benefits
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Incentive compensation for eligible roles

Pay

Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by factors including experience, skills,