Laborup

Material Handler / Forklift Operator

Laborup  •  $18 - $20/hr  •  Tennessee (Onsite)  •  14 hours ago
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Job Description

We’re hiring Material Handlers for our industrial manufacturing and warehouse facility.

This is a forklift-driven role supporting production by moving raw materials, replenishing manufacturing lines, transporting finished goods, and maintaining accurate inventory throughout the plant. You’ll spend much of your day operating forklifts, scanning inventory with handheld scanners, using SAP to complete inventory transactions, and ensuring materials are exactly where production needs them.

It’s a great opportunity for dependable forklift operators who enjoy staying active throughout the day. You’ll play a direct role in keeping production running efficiently while working in a stable manufacturing environment with long-term opportunities for growth.

Why Join Us

  • Direct Hire: Full-time employee from your first day.
  • Forklift Focus: Spend your day operating industrial lift equipment.
  • Stable Manufacturing: Year-round production supporting a growing operation.

Compensation

  • Base Pay: $18 - $20 / hr
  • Overtime: Available as production requires
  • Weekly Pay
  • Full-time Direct Hire Position

Hiring on 1st and 2nd Shift

  • 1st Shift: M-F
  • 2nd Shift: 2:30pm - 11:00pm

Responsibilities

  • Operate Forklifts: Move materials safely throughout production and warehouse areas.
  • Scan Inventory: Record all material movements using handheld scanners.
  • Stock Production: Deliver materials to keep manufacturing lines supplied.
  • Pull Orders: Pick materials accurately from warehouse inventory.
  • Stage Shipments: Prepare finished products for outbound shipping.
  • Verify Inventory: Label and store materials in correct warehouse locations.
  • Inspect Equipment: Complete daily forklift and equipment inspections.
  • Support Operations: Assist production and warehouse teams as needed.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

  • Previous forklift operating experience
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Basic computer skills
  • Comfortable using handheld scanners
  • Basic math and counting skills
  • Able to lift up to 50 pounds
  • Willing to work overtime and weekends

Preferred

  • Forklift certification
  • Sit-down forklift experience
  • Stand-up forklift experience
  • SAP inventory experience
  • Warehouse inventory experience
  • Manufacturing material handling experience
  • Shipping and receiving experience
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About Laborup

Laborup is the #1 AI powered talent platform for America’s industrial workforce. We use AI to create jobs, not take them away. We help HR and plant leaders hire and keep the skilled workers who keep plants running: machinists, welders, maintenance techs, operators, industrial electricians, and engineers. USA Today called us the “LinkedIn for blue collar workers,” and Forbes profiled our work in “How AI Is Solving America’s 1 Trillion Dollar Manufacturing Labor Crisis.”

Today we work with manufacturers from 50 person shops to large public companies with tens of thousands of employees, and the story is the same everywhere. It is hard to find talent, hard to keep good people, and staffing costs keep rising. In a market where filling critical industrial roles can take months and turnover is constant, Laborup helps teams move qualified workers from first contact to on site interview in days instead of weeks and keep them on the floor longer.

Most of the workers our customers need are not on LinkedIn or the usual job boards. Laborup uses AI to find this hidden workforce, call and text them, screen and qualify them, build real profiles, and match them directly to the plants and roles where they can succeed. For workers, that means real, permanent roles at serious manufacturers, not one off gigs. For companies, it is durable infrastructure for hiring and retention at scale in a labor market that will stay tight for years.

We work across nuclear, defense, and advanced manufacturing, as well as sectors like aerospace, automotive, and food production. Teams that use Laborup hire 5 to 10 times faster, see around 3 times better retention, and cut cost per hire by up to 50 to 70 percent. That turns into fewer empty shifts, fewer missed orders, more stable teams, and more capacity without more headache.

We are building the modern talent system for America’s industrial base with a simple long term goal: put a billion industrial workers to work in good jobs that matter.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Knoxville
Year Founded
Unknown
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