Forget routine aisle-picking. Your primary mission is the safe, tactical maneuvering of massive, high-performance vessels through active production zones, paint booths, quality control checks, sea trials, and transport staging. Every move requires sharp depth perception, calculated weight-distribution checks, and tight coordination with ground spotters. You are directly responsible for protecting pristine, hand-finished fiberglass and custom paint jobs, serving as the critical link that keeps assembly flowing seamlessly.
2. Dynamic, Cross-Departmental Impact
You aren't isolated to a driver's seat all day. As a key operational hub, you act as the connective tissue between Production, Quality Assurance, Facilities, and the Stockroom:
- Stockroom & Parts Runner: Keep the heart of the factory beating by delivering essential parts, high-value hardware, and specialized tools directly to boatbuilders and technicians on the floor.
- Freight & Inbound Logistics: Command the loading docks, unloading raw materials, heavy component shipments, and vendor deliveries with heavy-capacity equipment.
- Facilities Powerhouse: Support essential plant projects, relocate machinery, and keep staging yards pristine, safe, and organized.
Operating at the pinnacle of marine engineering requires safety standards that reflect that same level of perfection. You’ll champion strict OSHA compliance, perform daily machinery inspections, and maintain a zero-compromise safety culture. Equipped with top-tier PPE and working alongside a tight-knit team, you ensure every launch—from the shop floor to the water—is executed flawlessly.
Key Highlights at a Glance
- Location: Opa-locka, FL (33054)
- Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday (7:00 AM – 3:30 PM), with overtime opportunities
salary: $20 - $21 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 7 AM - 3:30 PM
education: High School
Responsibilities
1. Forklift & Vessel Movement Operations
- Heavy Boat Maneuvering: Safely operate heavy-capacity forklifts and authorized machinery to move, position, stage, load, and relocate high-performance vessels (specifically 41', 42', 52', and 59' models) throughout the facility.
- Pre-Movement Risk Assessments: Evaluate vessel size, weight distribution, structural balance, overhead and side clearances, travel paths, and ground conditions before executing any load movement.
- Finished Surface Protection: Ensure vessels are correctly supported, padded, and balanced during transport to protect painted, custom, and finished surfaces/components from scratches, structural stress, or damage.
- Cross-Departmental Coordination: Communicate and sync movement schedules directly with Production, Facilities, Quality Control, Service, and Shipping teams.
- Spotter Utilization: Mandatory use of designated spotters and established hand/radio communication protocols when maneuvering large vessels through tight, restricted, or congested areas.
- Multi-Stage Transport: Stage boats in designated zones to support active production lines, quality assurance inspections, sea trials, service maintenance, transport loading, and final customer deliveries.
- manual lifting up to 50lbs
- standing for 8 hours at one time
- working up to 8 hrs of overtime per week
Skills
- Material Handling
- Sit Down Forklifts
- Stand Up Forklifts
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 5 years
- Experience level: Experienced
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At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
