How do they match: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

  • Material Handler

  • Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

  • Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
  • Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
  • Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.
  • Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
  • Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
  • Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
  • Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.

  • Communicate with others to coordinate material handling or movement.
  • Install parts, assemblies, or attachments in transportation or material handling equipment.
  • Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
  • Mark materials or objects for identification.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Operate packing or other material processing equipment.
  • Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
  • Position material handling equipment.
  • Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.