Rochelle, IL, USA
1 day ago
High Reach Forklift Driver

2nd shift: Monday - Friday, 2pm - 10:30pm
$1.50 shift differential
Training on 1st shift for 1 week (5:30am - 2pm)

Are you skilled with a high-reach forklift and ready to join a team where your precision and efficiency are celebrated? As a High Reach Forklift Driver, you will play a vital role in safely moving products, materials, and equipment throughout our facility while ensuring compliance with all safety standards and procedures. Your expertise will help maintain smooth operations and exceptional service for our customers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Efficient Material Handling: Use a stand-up reach forklift to put away palletized units in rack locations above floor height and retrieve them for outbound shipments.

·         Inventory Accuracy: Choose and record materials, weights, counts, and conditions of food items using a Radio Frequency (RF) system.

·         Loading/Unloading: Load and unload materials onto and off pallets, skids, or lifting devices with precision.

·         Equipment Maintenance: Complete daily forklift maintenance checklists and monitor battery charge levels. Maintain and clean batteries and ensure material handling equipment is stored at the proper charging station.

Additional Duties:

·         Operate other machinery and material handling equipment as needed.

What We’re Looking For:

·         Experience: Prior experience operating a high-reach forklift or similar equipment.

·         Skills: Basic math skills and comfort with using RF systems for inventory tracking.

·         Adaptability: Ability to work in temperatures as low as -20°F (-25°C) in cold storage and up to 100°F (37°C) in dry storage while wearing company-provided protective gear.

·         Physical Capability: Must be able to lift at least 40 lbs. (18 kgs), with weight requirements varying by facility.

·         Flexibility: Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, to meet operational needs.

·         Environment Awareness: Comfortable working in noisy environments.

·         Communication: Ability to understand and follow instructions in the facility’s official language.

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Experience with Material Handling Equipment (MHE) is an advantage but not required.

·         Familiarity with warehouse management systems (WMS).

Why Join Us? We offer a supportive and safety-focused environment where your skills and contributions are valued. As a High Reach Forklift Driver, you’ll enjoy opportunities for professional growth, a dynamic team atmosphere, and the satisfaction of keeping our operations running efficiently. If you’re ready to elevate your career, apply today!

 

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers’ requirements. Beyond that, you’ll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We’ll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation.  Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits


Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.

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