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Forklift Operator/Material Handler (Transportation)



Position: Stand Up Forklift

Pay: $21.54/hr. After training $23.59/hr

Benefits: Benefits start after 31 days of employment!

Shift/Hours: 2nd and 3rd shifts with OT available!

  • 2nd Shift – Monday to Friday; 2:00pm to 10:30pm with overtime as needed.

  • 3rd Shift – Monday to Friday 10pm-6:30AM with overtime as needed.

Primary Duties

  • Operates and services power forklift trucks, uses hand trucks, and other equipment.
  • Receives and unloads trucks of incoming material.
  • May count, weigh, and record.
  • Verifies and records counts of incoming and outgoing material on ILS system and reports discrepancies to supervision.
  • Loads miscellaneous materials to trucks such as scrap, empty drums, materials for other plants, etc.
  • Follows incoming inspection procedures manual of specific materials to select, examine, and record condition of samples.
  • Reports to supervision when substandard samples are found.
  • May handle empty skids, pallets, and miscellaneous dunnage, and stack or store as required.
  • Supplies production lines with necessary materials when required and moves miscellaneous scrap materials out of production area to warehouse or yard.
  • Keeps warehouse and yard storage orderly to use available space to the best advantage.
  • Performs daily production cycle counts as directed by supervision.
  • Reports shortages of material of any kind and may be required to take inventory of material at periodic intervals as directed.

Qualifications

  • 1-2 years minimum Standup forklift experience in a manufacturing setting.
  • Comfortable working 12-hour days as needed.
  • Availability to work overtime and weekends as needed.
  • Pass forklift certification.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Basic math, reading and writing skills.
  • Must be able to wear required PPE.

What You Get:

  • Paid vacation and 13 paid holidays.
  • Quarterly bonus opportunity (up to 4% annual salary based on Plant's performance).
  • 401k plan offered with company match.
  • Company contributions available for employee Health Savings Account.
  • Competitive health, dental, vision.
  • Fitness reimbursement program.
  • Employee battery program
  • Lots of opportunity for growth and advancement.

What We Do Here

Tampa, Florida is home to a fully integrated plant that manufacturers batteries used in cars, boats, motorcycles, and heavy-duty trucks. As a fully integrated plant, we also decorate or label our batteries into the final product for our customers. We opened in 1958 and employ more than 280 people. We operate six days per week. We are actively involved in our local community and give back through Metropolitan Ministries, The United Way and Adopt-A-Road Tampa.

Who we are:
Clarios is the force behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials—setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we're not just making batteries; we're shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios—where your power meets endless possibilities.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

A Note to Job Applicants: please be aware of scams being perpetrated through the Internet and social media platforms. Clarios will never require a job applicant to pay money as part of the application or hiring process.

To all recruitment agencies: Clarios does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Clarios employees or any other company location. Clarios is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

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