About This Role
A forklift operator who works carefully and keeps a tidy warehouse will fit well in the logistics team. This role involves operating powered industrial trucks to handle materials, ensuring safe and accurate loading and unloading of shipments, and maintaining an organized storage environment.
Responsibilities
- Operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries
- Move materials to and from storage areas, machines, and loading docks, into railroad cars or trucks or storage facilities
- Safely and accurately load finished product onto trailers for shipping
- Move merchandise to storage locations
- Build, pick, and pack pallets
- Perform quality checks on inbound goods
- Carry out simple maintenance on the forklift, like recharging its battery and refueling
- Identify and report mechanical and electrical faults to the supervisor or to the right technicians
- Pack goods in the area/warehouse by hand when situation demands
- Identify and report damage or safety concerns to managers and supervisors
- Move product from the area/warehouse to other units within the company either by using the forklift or by hand
- Stack empty pallets and relocate pallets
- Pack and move other items other than goods as instructed by supervisors, such as packing hazardous wastes
- Weigh goods and record the weight in a log sheet
- Follow all company safety guidelines
- Reconcile roll tags at end of shift
- Follow all company policies per Employee Handbook & Code of Conduct
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Requirements
- HS Diploma or GED
- Pass background check, drug screen, physical, & Caetus Aptitude testing
- At least 3 years of forklift experience
- Professional attitude & conduct
- Basic computer skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to add, subtract, & multiply
- Self-motivated
- Multi-task, interpersonal communication, problem solving, and time management skills
- High degree of safety awareness and safety discipline
- Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors and the general public at all times
- Willing to work nights and weekends when necessary
- Take Caedus placement test for skill assessment
- Ability to work a full shift, come to work on time, work overtime as needed and the ability to work according to the necessary schedule to meet job requirements with or without reasonable accommodation
- Strictly adhere to safety requirements and the policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook
