Forklift Drivers

Key Tasks

• •Operating controls to align forklifts and raise and lower forks to stack and unstack items in warehouses, factories, timber yards and shipping terminals
• •Operating forklifts which run on rails or use electronic guidance systems to control movements in narrow aisles
• •Transporting goods to designated areas in warehouses, factories, timber yards and shipping terminals
• •Ensuring goods are stored in correct areas so that they can be easily located when orders are made up
• •Monitoring equipment operation visually through gauges and instruments and through computerised monitoring equipment
• •Inspecting and controlling equipment to identify wear and damage
• •Servicing and performing minor repairs and adjustments to forklifts
• •May operate specialised trucks to carry items beneath elevated frames

Employment Projections to 2034