Forklift Operator
Amcor
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
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Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.
Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.
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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for the movement of product in connection with receiving, storing, staging, and distribution functions by means of forklift, pallet jacks, hand trucks, or other means.
RESPONSIBILITES:
- Promotes safety by following all plant safety rules and reports violations and unsafe practices to the logistics supervisor.
- Promotes GMP policy and product safety.
- Reads schedules, pick list, packing list, and/or material requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed, staged and/or loaded.
- Pulls stock for customer orders and loads trucks by hand or forklift.
- Checks customer orders for accuracy and completeness.
- Records movement activity accordingly.
- Promotes and supports the Total Quality Management process within the department.
- Participates in cycle counting and maintains a clean and orderly work area.
- Prepares Bills of Lading and processes shipping documents.
- Able to work safely and follow safety rules
- Responsible for ensuring trailer jacks are in place when trailer is placed.
- Able to understand and follow all safety signs within the facility.
- Follows PPE policy on the production floor at all times; such as: steel toed shoes, ear plugs, hair nets, beard nets and safety glasses.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: High school Diploma or GED.
- Experience: Previous forklift experience preferred. Able to demonstrate good hand/eye coordination in relation to operating forklift. Must know and follow all GMP/SQF/ISO procedures.
- Leadership: Embodies plant wide commitment to safety, quality, efficiency, cost management; acts as a role model for other employees.
- Functional/Technical Skills: Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
- Business Acumen: Understands business implications of decisions.
- Organizational Support: Supports organization’s goals and values; promotes quality and safe work habits.
- Team Work: Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers in a positive and constructive manner to achieve the goals of the department and business.
- Communication: Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Planning and Organizing: Uses time efficiently and prioritizes assignments.
- Software: Able to access and understand DcLink, JDE and QSI database.
DESIRED PROFILE:
- Must be able to pass and maintain forklift certification.
- Must remain accident free.
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to read, write, speak and understand directions/instructions given in English.
- Must have basic math skills
- Able to work overtime on any shift on short notice
- Able to lift boxes weighing up to 50lbs.
Our Expectations
We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
- Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
- Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
- Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
- The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision plans
Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)