Can one say
a. In our company, Tom is the man to operate the lift fork.
b. Tom is our man to operate the lift fork.
?
The intended meaning is that Tom has the task of operating the lift work.
Many thanks.
to operate the lift fork
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Re: to operate the lift fork
Both are grammatically possible, (although I think that you mean 'forklift'!)
More idiomatic, however, would be 'is the man who operates...'
More idiomatic, however, would be 'is the man who operates...'