Warehouse Associate/Forklift Operator

Our Forklift Operator is a warehouse associate who is responsible for warehousing tasks of receiving a product, putting away product, picking product (filling orders), preparing product for shipment, general housekeeping, completing appropriate paperwork, operating equipment safely and loading/unloading trucks.

1st Shift

90 and 180-day performance increases for meeting safety, production, and attendance goals!

Essential Job Functions:

• Receive and ship merchandise according to customer requirements
• Transfer pallets to designated areas by use of forklift
• Load and unload trailers by use of forklift or other appointed means Maintain accurate receipt and put away records, including identification and documentation of damages, overages, and/or shortages
• Locate and retrieve product for shipment utilizing system-generated pick list, validating for accuracy
• Submit all paperwork to appropriate department upon completion and validation for accuracy
• Lift and pull inventory from storage shelves, if/when applicable (up to 50 pounds individually, and/or 70 pounds as a group)
• Maintain cleanliness of warehouse at all times
• Other duties as assigned by warehouse management

Basic Qualifications:

• Broad knowledge of warehouse operations
• Proficient with computers
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating procedures, and maintenance instructions

Additional Desirable Qualifications Skills and Knowledge:

• Single-double, clamp and other specialized forklift attachment experience strongly preferred
• Forklift certification
• RF Gun

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required for extended periods of time to stand, walk, sit and use hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools, controls and office equipment. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch (by bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine), maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling. The employee may be required to pull (using upper extremities to exert force in order to haul or tug objects in a sustained motion) or remove inventory from shelves, lift up to 50 pounds (group lift up to 70 pounds), raise objects from lower to a higher position or move objects horizontally from position-to-position, climb ladders and use forklift machines. Must wear goggles, gloves and vest when required.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to work in a non heated/air-conditioned warehouse throughout all seasons and is subjected to outside environmental conditions. Workers are required to adhere to strict safety regulations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All visitors to our warehouse are required to mask up. Thank you for keeping our employees and yourself safe!

Experience:

• Forklift: 1 year (Preferred)
• Warehouse: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift Availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Equipment Used:

• Forklift
• pallet jack

Work Remotely:

• No

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Virtual meetings
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place