Forklift Operator

Forklift Operator

Location: Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Job Type: Permanent

Compensation: Competitive Pay + Monthly Bonus + Weekly Pay

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Position Overview

We're looking for a skilled forklift operator to join our team in a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled facility. This role is critical to ensuring the safe and accurate loading and unloading of trailers, performing final quality inspections, and maintaining high standards in warehouse operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely load and unload trailers and stage units in the warehouse.
• Ensure all units are properly banded and have visible load tags.
• Perform visual quality inspections on all items.
• Verify truck counts and ensure paperwork accuracy.
• Read the Wet End run schedule and lay down correct rolls for upcoming paper grades.
• Safely drive and handle rolls according to company procedures.
• Assist with prepping damaged rolls and returning butt rolls to the roll room.
• Maintain a clean and organized warehouse.
• Unload trucks or railcars and follow all required documentation processes.
• Complete monthly online safety training and report any safety issues immediately.
• Maintain exemplary attendance and work flexible or extended hours as needed.

Required Skills

• Experience operating: clamp truck, clamp forklift, reach truck, stand-up forklift, RF scanner.
• Ability to read and follow production schedules.
• Strong commitment to safety and quality.
• Reliable attendance and flexibility with shifts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a warehouse or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work well in a team and perform detailed inspections.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Year-round employment for job stability.
• Exceptional benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
• Monthly bonus program averaging $400 extra per montheligible from day one!
• Pay for Skills Program: The more you learn, the more you earn.
• Weekly pay, paid holidays, vacation time, and overtime pay.
• Opportunities for growth, training, and career advancement in a respectful, team-oriented environment.

Work Environment

• Brand new, climate-controlled manufacturing facility.
• Equipped with automated equipment for a safe and efficient workspace.

Pay and Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $52000.00 - $52000.00/yr.
• Health VisionDental 401K PTO
• Monthly Profit sharing on the gross amount you make in that month.
• They shoot for 8-12% of that number.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Cottage Grove, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.