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Forklift Operator
2026-04-03T17:05:36+00:00
Victory Farms
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FULL_TIME
Homa Bay
Homa Bay
00100
Kenya
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Transportation & Logistics, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Farming & Outdoors
KES
MONTH
2026-04-17T17:00:00+00:00
8

Roles and Responsibilities

Forklift & Equipment Operations

  • Safely operate forklifts and related material-handling equipment to load, unload, move, stack, and retrieve goods within the warehouse, production, and yard areas.
  • Handle various types of loads while ensuring stability and proper positioning.
  • Observe forklift operating limits, including load capacity, height restrictions, and speed limits.
  • Park and secure forklifts in designated areas when not in use.

Receiving, Dispatch & Internal Movements

  • Support offloading of inbound deliveries, ensuring goods are handled carefully to prevent damage.
  • Assist in loading outbound trucks, ensuring correct quantities, proper stacking, and load security.
  • Execute internal stock transfers between warehouse zones, production areas, and storage locations as instructed.
  • Ensure materials are placed in correct bin locations in line with the warehouse layout and operational instructions.

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Compliance

  • Strictly adhere to company safety policies, SOPs, and site traffic rules at all times.
  • Conduct daily pre- and post-operation equipment inspections, including brakes, forks, mast, hydraulics, tires, horn, and lights
  • Promptly report any equipment defects, unsafe conditions, near-misses, accidents, or damages to the supervisor.
  • Maintain safe distances from colleagues and equipment, following right-of-way rules.

Equipment Care & Maintenance Support

  • Keep forklifts clean, fueled/charged, and in good working condition.
  • Identify early signs of mechanical issues and escalate promptly to reduce downtime.
  • Work with the maintenance team to ensure timely servicing and repairs of equipment

Documentation & Reporting

  • Accurately maintain forklift logs, checklists, and movement records.
  • Handle delivery notes, dispatch documents, and internal movement forms correctly.
  • Keep records organized to support traceability and compliance.

Teamwork & Operational Support

  • Collaborate with warehouse, production, and logistics teams to achieve daily operational targets.
  • Work flexibly with supervisors to meet changing operational needs

Qualification and Skills

  • Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent; additional training in logistics, warehousing, or occupational safety is an advantage.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience operating forklifts in a warehouse, production, or logistics environment.
  • Valid Forklift Operator License/Certificate from a recognized training institution.
  • Experience handling various load types, including palletized, bulk, fragile, or oversized items.
  • Familiarity with warehouse layouts, material flow, and storage procedures; ERP/WMS experience is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of forklift safety, load handling, and site traffic rules.
  • Ability to conduct and document daily equipment inspections.
  • Commitment to safety standards and ability to follow SOPs rigorously.
  • Safely operate forklifts and related material-handling equipment to load, unload, move, stack, and retrieve goods within the warehouse, production, and yard areas.
  • Handle various types of loads while ensuring stability and proper positioning.
  • Observe forklift operating limits, including load capacity, height restrictions, and speed limits.
  • Park and secure forklifts in designated areas when not in use.
  • Support offloading of inbound deliveries, ensuring goods are handled carefully to prevent damage.
  • Assist in loading outbound trucks, ensuring correct quantities, proper stacking, and load security.
  • Execute internal stock transfers between warehouse zones, production areas, and storage locations as instructed.
  • Ensure materials are placed in correct bin locations in line with the warehouse layout and operational instructions.
  • Strictly adhere to company safety policies, SOPs, and site traffic rules at all times.
  • Conduct daily pre- and post-operation equipment inspections, including brakes, forks, mast, hydraulics, tires, horn, and lights
  • Promptly report any equipment defects, unsafe conditions, near-misses, accidents, or damages to the supervisor.
  • Maintain safe distances from colleagues and equipment, following right-of-way rules.
  • Keep forklifts clean, fueled/charged, and in good working condition.
  • Identify early signs of mechanical issues and escalate promptly to reduce downtime.
  • Work with the maintenance team to ensure timely servicing and repairs of equipment
  • Accurately maintain forklift logs, checklists, and movement records.
  • Handle delivery notes, dispatch documents, and internal movement forms correctly.
  • Keep records organized to support traceability and compliance.
  • Collaborate with warehouse, production, and logistics teams to achieve daily operational targets.
  • Work flexibly with supervisors to meet changing operational needs
  • Experience handling various load types, including palletized, bulk, fragile, or oversized items.
  • Familiarity with warehouse layouts, material flow, and storage procedures; ERP/WMS experience is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of forklift safety, load handling, and site traffic rules.
  • Ability to conduct and document daily equipment inspections.
  • Commitment to safety standards and ability to follow SOPs rigorously.
  • Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent; additional training in logistics, warehousing, or occupational safety is an advantage.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience operating forklifts in a warehouse, production, or logistics environment.
  • Valid Forklift Operator License/Certificate from a recognized training institution.
bachelor degree
36
JOB-69cff36096e10

Vacancy title:
Forklift Operator

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Transportation & Logistics, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Farming & Outdoors]

Jobs at:
Victory Farms

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 17 2026

Duty Station:
Homa Bay | Homa Bay

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 3 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Roles and Responsibilities

Forklift & Equipment Operations

  • Safely operate forklifts and related material-handling equipment to load, unload, move, stack, and retrieve goods within the warehouse, production, and yard areas.
  • Handle various types of loads while ensuring stability and proper positioning.
  • Observe forklift operating limits, including load capacity, height restrictions, and speed limits.
  • Park and secure forklifts in designated areas when not in use.

Receiving, Dispatch & Internal Movements

  • Support offloading of inbound deliveries, ensuring goods are handled carefully to prevent damage.
  • Assist in loading outbound trucks, ensuring correct quantities, proper stacking, and load security.
  • Execute internal stock transfers between warehouse zones, production areas, and storage locations as instructed.
  • Ensure materials are placed in correct bin locations in line with the warehouse layout and operational instructions.

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Compliance

  • Strictly adhere to company safety policies, SOPs, and site traffic rules at all times.
  • Conduct daily pre- and post-operation equipment inspections, including brakes, forks, mast, hydraulics, tires, horn, and lights
  • Promptly report any equipment defects, unsafe conditions, near-misses, accidents, or damages to the supervisor.
  • Maintain safe distances from colleagues and equipment, following right-of-way rules.

Equipment Care & Maintenance Support

  • Keep forklifts clean, fueled/charged, and in good working condition.
  • Identify early signs of mechanical issues and escalate promptly to reduce downtime.
  • Work with the maintenance team to ensure timely servicing and repairs of equipment

Documentation & Reporting

  • Accurately maintain forklift logs, checklists, and movement records.
  • Handle delivery notes, dispatch documents, and internal movement forms correctly.
  • Keep records organized to support traceability and compliance.

Teamwork & Operational Support

  • Collaborate with warehouse, production, and logistics teams to achieve daily operational targets.
  • Work flexibly with supervisors to meet changing operational needs

Qualification and Skills

  • Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent; additional training in logistics, warehousing, or occupational safety is an advantage.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience operating forklifts in a warehouse, production, or logistics environment.
  • Valid Forklift Operator License/Certificate from a recognized training institution.
  • Experience handling various load types, including palletized, bulk, fragile, or oversized items.
  • Familiarity with warehouse layouts, material flow, and storage procedures; ERP/WMS experience is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of forklift safety, load handling, and site traffic rules.
  • Ability to conduct and document daily equipment inspections.
  • Commitment to safety standards and ability to follow SOPs rigorously.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Logistics/ Transportation/ Procurement jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, April 17 2026
Duty Station: Homa Bay | Homa Bay
Posted: 03-04-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 03-04-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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