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Yard Truck / Jockey Driver (with Forklift)

Kelly Services • Savannah, GA • 4h ago

Location: Pooler, GA

Pay Rate: $21.00 / hour (Weekly Pay)

Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Day Shift | No Weekends!)

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

Looking for consistent daytime hours, steady pay, and weekends off? We are currently hiring a dependable, safety-focused Yard Truck / Jockey Driver to manage trailer and container movements and support warehouse operations at our facility in Pooler, GA .

Key Responsibilities

Safely operate the yard truck to move, spot, and stage loaded and empty containers between the yard and warehouse docks.

Perform daily roll-on/roll-off procedures while adhering to plant speed limits (

Operate a forklift to assist with warehouse sorting, staging, and material handling as needed.

Conduct thorough daily pre-trip/post-trip inspections and preventive maintenance checks on the yard truck.

Maintain accurate scale logs and inventory records, including container numbers, tare/gross weights, and material @types.

Communicate continuously with dispatch, warehouse leads, and plant personnel via two-way radio.

Keep the storage yard clean, secure, and organized to ensure smooth plant flow.

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience: At least 12 months of consecutive experience operating a Yard Truck / Jockey Truck.

Forklift: Prior forklift operating experience required.

Driving Record: Valid driver's license with a clean driving record (MVR).

Reliability: Proven record of excellent attendance and punctuality.

Work Environment: Comfortable working outdoors across asphalt, concrete, and gravel lots.

Screening: Must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and comprehensive background check.

Kelly Perks & Benefits

Dedicated local Kelly support team

Weekly direct deposit

Optional healthcare, dental, vision, and 401(k) options

Access to Kelly partner discounts and employee perks

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job @type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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