Forklift Operator / Material Handler

Job overview

The Forklift Operator / Material Handler role is onsite across Central Virginia, with listed locations including Richmond, Chesterfield, Ashland, McKenney, Prince George, Petersburg, and Colonial Heights. Pay is $16–$20 per hour, depending on experience and position. Workforce recruits for warehouse, manufacturing, and distribution assignments. The operator moves, stages, stores, and retrieves materials and products to keep warehouse or production operations supplied. Depending on the assignment, the role may include loading and unloading, order picking, shipping and receiving, inventory support, and equipment inspections.

What you'll do

• Depending on the assignment, operate forklifts and material-handling equipment
• load and unload trucks and trailers
• move, stage, store, pick, and retrieve materials and products
• assist with shipping, receiving, and inventory
• inspect equipment and products
• follow traffic patterns and safety procedures
• maintain organized work areas.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

forklift operator

material handler

richmond va

central virginia

workforce

warehouse

distribution

8- or 12-hour shifts

$16–$20/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Assignments may use sit-down or stand-up forklifts, reach trucks, cherry pickers/order pickers, or clamp trucks, powered by electricity or propane. Shifts and workweeks vary; some positions require weekend work.

About the employer

Workforce is hiring for this role. Industry: Temporary Help Services. Sector: 56.