Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator (2nd Shift)

Thompson Pipe Group is currently looking for a Forklift Operator for 2nd shift hours from 5pm to 5am. Essential job functions include:

• Operate heavy equipment in compliance with the company's operating safety policies
• Provide recommendations for maintaining and improving environmental
• Load and unload equipment from vehicles
• Ensure company equipment, material, and the work site are maintained, kept clean, and stored in a safe manner. Collect and dispose of scrap, excess materials, and refuel
• Complete required paperwork, reporting, and other
• Ability to drive manual transmission

Role and responsibilities include:

• Operate road grader, water truck, dump truck, backhoe, flatbed, excavator, forklift where needed know, manage, and handle bulk material for production needs
• Calculate amount of material needed at all sand/rock bins in order to accurately order the correct amount of material
• Ability to operate locomotive switch engine

Work environment is not climate controlled and is subject to outdoor weather conditions. Team members are exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting. Physical demands include:

• Ability to sit for long hours, climb to elevated surfaces, work in hot climates, lift up to 50lbs, ability to sit, kneel, bend, lay unassisted (to perform vehicle inspections/maintenance)
• Use to wearing earplugs and other PPE – such as a hard hat, steel-toed boots, gloves and safety glasses as required

Required education and experience:

• Safety operations course by EHS TPG
• 5 - 10 years industrial heavy equipment operator experience
• osha-10, operator certification
• Operation Certification
• Rigging Certification

What we offer:

• Top-tier Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Benefits eligibility 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• Weekly Pay
• Safety Shirts after 90 Day Introductory period
• Safety prescription eye wear program
• Safety work wear subsidy after 90 day introductory period
• Life and Supplement Life
• Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Fun Events
• Training and Development
• Employee Discounts
• Career Opportunity!

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From the humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous. Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all of North America.