Forklift operator duties and responsibilities:
Forklift operators are responsible for manoeuvring forklifts safely and efficiently in busy industrial sites, such as warehouses, factories, timber yards and shipping terminals.
Their other main duties and responsibilities include:
- loading and unloading containers and trucks.
- moving goods to designated areas.
- performing minor maintenance tasks on forklift trucks.
- stocktaking and some administrative tasks relating to incoming and outgoing goods.