Reach Truck Operator Jobs

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Position Summary:

Operates a Raymond Reach or Crown Reach forklift in and between departments, buildings, and grounds. Collects and delivers a wide variety of materials, adhering to good safety practices in carrying out duties. Delivers materials to work areas as directed, stacks materials in storage areas and loads shipments in trailers.

Pay rate: 23.34/Hour

Shift Times

Mon - Fri 1pm-9pm

Mon - Fri 5am- 1pm

Tues - Sat 5am- 1pm

Sun - Thurs 9pm-5am

Essential Functions

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Inventory materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device. Load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids or lifting device.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Employees in all warehouse positions must be able to immediately perceive auditory warning signals such as bells, alarms, and horns that are used to warn employees of the start-up, movement, or approach of equipment (including forklifts, turrets, overhead cranes, conveyors, trucks, and other equipment operated inside or outside the warehouse), mechanical abnormalities, and similar risk situations during warehouse operations.
• Solves routine problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Raymond/Crown Reach Experience

What We Offer

• Company matching RRSP
• Family culture
• Advancement opportunities
• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
• Profit Sharing
• FULL flex benefits program
• 125 year, family owned and operated company history

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [email protected] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.