Forklift Operator

Job summary

The Forklift Operator manages shipping, receiving, and warehouse activities, including coordinating inbound and outbound traffic. They are responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, ensuring safety compliance, and organizing raw materials and finished products.

Job details

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you! Job Description Summary of primary job functions The Forklift Operator will be responsible for the shipping, receiving and warehouse portions of the plant. They will be responsible for communications between the Carriers and the Order Center to ensure efficient scheduling of inbound and outbound traffic through Outlook and Open Dock Duties and responsibilities Shipping and Receiving · Communicates with all Drivers on the dock and yard. · Ensures Safety rules and protocols are followed by all Drivers. · Creates, Prints and ensures Drivers sign Bill of Lading for all Shipments. · Confirms Accuracy of all outbound loads. · Maintains daily Schedule for all inbound and outbound traffic. · Co-ordinates with the Order Center as needed. · Physical receiving of all Production, Plant and Maintenance materials. · Maintains Dock cleanliness. Inventory · Completes cycle counts as required ensure accuracy of inventory & raw material. Warehouse · Organize Raw materials and Finished products following FIFO standards. · Maintain warehouse cleanliness. Other Duties · Places Tarps on top of the load when required. · Using Fall Protection, unroll and layout tarps over the load when required. · Loads and unloads all deliveries and receiving for the plant when required. · All other assigned duties. Qualifications · 2+ years Forklift experience with current forklift license. · 2+ years Shipping and Receiving experience including Loading and Offloading. · Ability to flex time as required. Hours of Work · 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. · All scheduled shipping days required by Corporate office Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity. Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

What you’ll do

The Forklift Operator manages shipping, receiving, and warehouse activities, including coordinating inbound and outbound traffic. They are responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, ensuring safety compliance, and organizing raw materials and finished products.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 2 years of forklift experience and a current forklift license. Additionally, 2 years of shipping and receiving experience, including loading and offloading, is required.

Benefits

• Health care • Competitive compensation

Listed skills

• Loading · Preferred
• Warehouse operations · Preferred
• Receiving · Preferred
• Forklift operation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Shipping · Preferred
• Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Forklift operation
• Shipping
• Receiving
• Inventory management
• Cycle counts
• Warehouse operations
• Safety protocols
• Bill of lading
• Communication
• Fall protection
• Loading
• Offloading
• FIFO standards
• Outlook
• Open dock
• Bill Of Lading
• Shipping And Receiving
• Fall Protection
• Forklift Certification
• Cleanliness
• Cycle Counting
• Forklift Truck
• Warehousing
• Microsoft Outlook
• Roofing
• Roofing Materials
• Loading And Unloading
• Scheduling
• Trustworthiness
• Teamwork

Job areas

• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Trades
• Forklift Operator
• Forklift / Pallet Jack Operator
• Lifting Truck Operators
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators