Posted: 05/27/2026Job Number: 808097Pay Rate: 17.00Industry: Capital Equipment
Job Description
Position Title: Forklift Operator
Wage: $17.00 per hourÂ
Shift: 3rd
Hours: 6:00pm-6:30am (3/4 work week)Â
QPS Employment Group has a great Forklift Operator position available at a company in Wright City, MO. This is a 3rd shift position with the opportunity for hire.Â
Forklift Operator Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and adhere to the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
- Responsible for adhering to food quality and food safety guidelines, Customer and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF) standards.
- Load and unload raw materials from incoming trucks and transport them to designated areas.Â
- Validate quantities by use of Blind Count Sheets or use of SAP transactions performed on forklift computer.
- Ability to use SAP database through Vehicle Mounted Units (VMUs) installed on forklifts.
- Load/unload trucks and perform all other warehouse functions within SAP using the forklift VMU.
- Ability to operate powered industrial trucks (PIT’s) in a high paced environment and be in-house forklift certified.
- Supply raw materials to the production lines as required.
- Perform pre-trip forklift inspections and adhere to forklift battery or propane tank changing operations and safety procedures.
- Perform any other driving activities as directed by leadership.
- Clean/maintain work areas throughout the shift.
- Represents the company in a positive manner at all times.
- May have production machine operation duties.
Forklift Operator Requirements:
- Capability to read and write job instructions in the specified acceptable language(s) for the location.
- Must be able to perform basic computer functions.
- Must demonstrate the basic operation of powered industrial trucks.
- Must be forklift certified by an approved trainer.
- Ability to quickly identify and resolve operational issues.
- Familiarity with warehouse management software for tracking inventory and logistics.
- Basic computer skills for operating production software and logging data.
- Ability to analyze data and process parameters to optimize production.
- Participation in safety audits and inspections to ensure a safe working environment.
- High School Certification or equivalent (GED).
- 3 years + work experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
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About us:
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately!
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