Job Description
Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

You will report to a Supervisor and move product throughout the site and load or unload materials using a reach truck, sit-down forklift, or other heavy material handling equipment. You will work Monday - Friday , 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, and will be paid weekly at $20.50 per hour.

How you create impact

You will use material handling equipment to load and unload designated trailers, pick orders, and move and store products throughout the warehouse

Verify and receive materials in inventory

Your responsibilities may include palletizing and shrink wrapping

Conduct pre-operation and post-operation equipment checks

Follow health and safety policies that comply with company and OSHA regulations

Perform other job responsibilities as assigned

What we would like you to bring

High school diploma or equivalent

1+ year of recent forklift operating experience

Forklift certification

Can lift up to 50 pounds

Can work overtime or weekends

Can walk or stand for extended periods of time

 

Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interview, or hiring process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com.

What's in it for you

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer great compensation and medical/dental benefits packages, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-onsite

 

Kuehne+Nagel 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. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

 

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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