Forklift Driver

A Forklift Driver, or Material Handler, is a certified warehouse or manufacturing associate responsible for controlling heavy machinery to move materials around a work site. Their duties include preparing merchandise and securing it for safe, easy transport, using radio communications to determine priorities and performing regular machine maintenance on forklifts and other tools.

Forklift Operator duties and responsibilities

In this section, you’ll be able to tell applicants exactly what it is you expect them to do. Try to give them a good idea as to what is expected of them when they start working for your company. Your section might look something like this:

A Forklift driver needs to be able to operate powered industrial machinery with ease. They may need to use scanners to keep track of the items they are moving. They may also need to prepare those items to be moved, by placing them on pallets, wrapping them, etc. Other duties may include: 

• Checking for damaged goods
• Staying aware of possible hazards
• Maintaining/repairing forklift and other equipment
• Recording data about the products they are moving