Location: Roo bay, Homabay

We are seeking a safety-conscious and reliable Forklift Operator to support our warehouse and yard operations. The role involves efficiently handling, moving, and organizing goods using forklifts while ensuring accuracy and adherence to established safety standards, operational procedures, and inventory controls.

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.

Benefit:

• Visibility into the world’s fastest growing aquaculture company.
• Ideal for a candidate looking to dive into a mission-oriented Organization.
• The team is committed to the candidate’s success and will provide coaching, mentorship, and unique exposure to people and experiences that come from the most successful leaders in the entrepreneurial community and the social sector.

About Victory Farms

Victory Farms (VF) was established on Lake Victoria in 2016 with both on-shore and off-shore facilities. The head office is in Nairobi, and its Farm site is in Homa Bay County, with distribution across Kenya. VF has since become one of the fastest growing companies in aquaculture globally. In its first eight months of operation, the Company became the largest aquaculture producer in Kenya. Victory Farms aims to become the leading tilapia farm in Africa over the next 5 years while maintaining the highest environmental and social standards; as the most sustainable tilapia farm in the world, adhering to global standards and best practices, and producing affordable, sustainable protein to feed millions of people across Africa. Today, it is the largest commercial aquaculture player in East Africa and operates one of largest hatcheries on the continent.

The Company is continuing to rapidly expand its vertically integrated model: production, processing, and sales & distribution, to keep pace with the rapid growth in demand for protein. To support this, Victory Farms employs world class technologies, people, and processes to build its model for sustainable protein production on the continent. VF strives for the highest standards in performance, execution, culture, and integrity.

VF’s growth trajectory provides enormous opportunity for excited professionals to uplift their careers and make an impact within a diverse operation. We recognize the utmost importance which contributions by individuals and teams have to the success of Victory Farms. We work to create a fantastic environment for our employees. An environment where employees have an opportunity to develop professionally and personally.

How to Apply

Please send your 2 – page CV and cover letter expressing your interest and qualifications to recruit@victoryfarmskenya.com. Indicate the Job Title as the email subject – Forklift Operator