Job Opening: Forklift Operator
Description
Now Hiring! Forklift Operator
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (or until work is completed)
We are seeking experienced, safety-focused Warehouse Associates to join our growing operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with warehouse, distribution, shipping/receiving, and forklift experience who thrive in a fast-paced environment and take pride in accuracy, productivity, and teamwork.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely load and unload freight using warehouse equipment
- Move products to designated storage locations
- Pick, pack, and prepare customer orders for shipment
- Verify freight accuracy and inspect for damage
- Label, sort, wrap, pack, and repack merchandise as needed
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe warehouse environment
- Participate in inventory counts and cycle counts
- Follow all OSHA and company safety standards
- Report equipment issues and safety concerns promptly
- Meet daily productivity and performance expectations
- Support warehouse operations and assist with additional duties as assigned
Job Functions:
- Load and unload freight using equipment in an efficient and safe manner.
- Move product to storage areas with proper equipment.
- Efficiently stack and safely store the merchandise in the designated area.
- Pick orders for shipment and assemble various types of merchandise to be shipped.
- Check or count freight for accuracy and/or damage and infestation.
- Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse.
- Conduct operations in a manner, which promotes safety.
- Participate in physical inventories, as needed.
- As directed by management, perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking.
- Operate equipment safely and efficiently. Equipment to include (but not limited to) stand up forklifts, stand up straddle trucks, walk behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet jacks and radio frequency equipment.
- Promptly report all safety malfunctions on equipment.
- Comply with OSHA standards.
- Must be able to meet production standards.
- Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work environment.
- Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to work assigned shift.
- Charge or change forklift battery as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned, may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
- Tools and Technology: Computer, Warehouse management system and related components, Pallet Jack, high lift, sit down or stand up lift truck, Hi-lift, RC