Forklift operator

 
Name in other languages (French, German)
"FR: Cariste DE: Gabelstaplerfahrer / Staplerfahrer EL: χειριστής περονοφόρων ανυψωτικών οχημάτων/χειρίστρια περονοφόρων ανυψωτικών οχημάτων"
Sectors that are recruiting
Transport providers, commercial and industrial companies
Type of mobility
Horizontal
Job purpose
Forklift truck drivers transport and store goods inside the warehouse with the help of forklift trucks and other industrial conveyors under consideration of health and safety regulations.
Main activities
Transporting and precisely stacking goods with forklift trucks or other floor conveyors, (un)loading lorries or containers, using suitable loading bridges when driving onto the loading area, maintaining and servicing floor conveyors and equipment
Future possible career development
Storage worker, Truck worker, Corporate trainer
 
Percentages of compatibility
 
•  Percentage of compatibility regarding transversal work situation - compared to a lorry driver
72%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding technical skills, competences & knowledge - compared to a lorry driver
8%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding transversal work situation - compared to a coach driver
79%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding technical skills, competences & knowledge - compared to a coach driver
12%
 
Level of competencies expected for a level IV automation
 
• EQF level of certification needed
Level  3
• Other prerequisites (if applicable)
Professional drivring license
 
Transversal work situation scoring
 
• Use of computer tools
95%
• Reading or writing documents
100%
•Communicating
20%
• Working in a team
100%
• Management, supervision
0%
• Work rhythm
85%
• Autonomy in procedures
85%
• Repetitive dimension of work
75%
• Working under pressure
80%
• Emotional load
30%
 
Technical competencies, skills and knowledge
 
 
Work environment
 
• Organisational context
 -
• Business contacts
Storage worker, Truck worker, Freight transport dispatcher, Warehouse manager, Logistics manager, Logistics team leader
• Pace of work
Rotation by shifts, night shifts possible
• Reporting line
Logistics team leader, Warehouse manager, Logistics manager, Freight transport dispatcher
• Business travel
None