Industrial Forklift Driver

Aerotek • Portage, IN • 2h ago

Job Title: Forklift Operator

Job Description

As a Forklift Operator, you will spend 80% of your day utilizing a sit-down forklift to efficiently remove products from the production lines. You will be responsible for moving palletized products, keeping pace with production, and wrapping material with a palletizer. Your role will include conducting visual quality checks, transporting products to the warehouse area, and ensuring attention to detail in all tasks. You should be comfortable manually lifting or moving products if needed and relocating empty pallets to the storage area. This position requires the ability to work in an environment that is not temperature controlled.

Responsibilities

Utilize sit-down forklift to remove products from production lines.

Move palletized products and ensure efficient workflow.

Wrap material with palletizer and perform visual quality checks.

Transport products to the warehouse and move empty pallets to storage.

Manually lift or move products as necessary.

Maintain attention to detail and keep pace with production demands.

Essential Skills

Experience with sit-down forklifts.

Experience in fast-paced heavy industrial manufacturing.

Ability to lift 50+ lbs and perform general labor.

Valid driver's license.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience working in a chemical or dirty environment is a plus.

Why Work Here?

Joining our team means becoming part of a family-owned company that values its employees. We offer a 90-day evaluation with the potential for a pay increase and opportunities for upward mobility. Enjoy yearly increases for cost of living and merit-based evaluations, along with comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield. Take advantage of our 401K plan with a 50% match up to 6%, paid holidays, and overtime availability. We also provide lunch for our employees.

Work Environment

You will be working in a fertilizer production company located right on the Port, which requires a valid ID for entry. The facility is in an older building, and the production bagging area is not temperature controlled, so dressing for the weather is essential. The team consists of three members, contributing to a collaborative work environment

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Portage, IN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $21.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Portage,IN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 16, 2026.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry - from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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