Job Details

Forklift Operator

Syncreon is growing and we need motivated and reliable Forklift Drivers in Spartanburg, SC! At Syncreon the ideal candidate is fast learning, quick thinking, and reliable. Attendance and reliability are something we prioritize that is why perfect attendance bonuses are proudly handed out monthly. When you join our team, you will have the opportunity to participate in training for the necessary skills and experiences that will change your career!

What Syncreon offers you:

• Competitive medical, dental, vision, and 401K benefits offered.
• Career growth opportunity doesn't stop once you are in the door.
• Competitive vacation and PTO plans.
• Monthly attendance bonus.
• Safe workplace, team environment & management that cares!

Physical Requirements

Clothing PPE: Ability to wear personal protective gear (which may include, but is not limited to, composite toe shoes, gloves, headwear, face masks, hearing protection, fall protection, high visibility clothing, and/or safety glasses)

Communication: Effectively in person and via radio or other electronic means.

Hearing: Ability to hear, distinguish, and differentiate between various sounds such as safety alarms or those necessary to inspect and maintain equipment, or identify potential hazards.

Lifting: Lifting and or carrying objects up to 25 pounds.

Dexterity: Use hands to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment.

Hearing: Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech in person, over the telephone, or applicable wireless communication devices (such as a two-way radio).

Lifting - Able to lift 20 to 50lbs repetitively throughout the course of a shift without assistance (weight varies based on product).

Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a production/technical nature.

Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily production/technical nature.

Operating equipment that requires hand-eye coordination and good manual dexterity.

Operating heavy equipment: Warehouse workers may need to operate heavy equipment, such as forklifts and pallet jacks.

Positioning: Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.

Postures Awkward: Maintaining awkward postures with the neck, shoulders, wrists, and back.

Postures: Bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and crouching.

Postures: Twisting at the waist.

Pushing or Pulling: Pushing/pulling objects up to 25 pounds.

Reaching: Reaching overhead, at or below the shoulder, and with hands and arms.

Repetitive Motions: Many warehouse tasks involve repetitive motions, such as scanning items, packing boxes, or loading items onto a conveyor belt.

Repetitive Motions: Repeating the same movements with the arms, wrists, hands, feet, and or fingers.

Standing and Walking: Will need to stand for long periods of time, such as when packing items, or walk long distances, such as when picking items from different locations.

Vision: Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

Vision: Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Vision: Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Vision: Distance vision (ability to clearly observe objects at a distance of 20 feet or greater)

Vision: Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

About the Role

How you will contribute:

As a forklift driver you will be responsible for unloading/loading automotive parts from trucks and bulk containers. You will be lifting parts that come in bins, racks, and pallets and be responsible to put them on appropriate shelves in the warehouse.

• Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or documents to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed and/or shipped.
• Working in a fast-paced environment you may use certain types of equipment such as stand up forklift, sit down fork lift, pallet jack or tugger to transport product to and from production lines and to load and unload trailers.
• Work in a traditional warehousing type environment responsible for navigating narrow aisle ways and are expected to execute precise routes throughout the warehouse involving driving backward and making sharp turns.
• Utilize scanners to accurately store and transport parts to storage areas and production according to standard work instructions.
• Organizing facility or warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times.

Your Key Qualifications:

• Prior forklift certification preferred.
• 6 months or more experience driving forklift.
• Ability to perform repetitive duties like getting on and off the fork lift many times within the designated parameters of standard hours.
• Ability to work safely in a safe environment; without risk to health or safety, or the health and safety of others.
• Ability to communicate and work in a cooperative manner with all employees.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed.