description
Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.
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details
Currently Employed:
Not Available
Projected Annual Job Openings:
Not Available
Typical Hourly Wage:
$22.82 - $29.37
Typical Annual Salary:
$47,470 - $61,090
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
No formal educational credential
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
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Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
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Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
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Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
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Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
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Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery.
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Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
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Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tank.
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Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
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Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Cargo handling equipment
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Cargo trucks
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Forklift or elevator accessories or supplies
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Forklifts
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Lifts
Technology:
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Computer aided design CAD software
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Electronic mail software
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Enterprise resource planning ERP software
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Inventory management software
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Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
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