Forklift Operator
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Job Title: Forklift Operator
Summary:
The Forklift Driver safely operates powered industrial trucks and related material handling equipment to receive, transport, store, replenish, and ship products while maintaining inventory accuracy, product quality, and safe warehouse operations.
Material Handling
- Loading and unloading trailers
- Transporting materials throughout the warehouse
- Product put away
- Order fulfillment
- Staging product
- Trailer loading
- Product placement
- Reading work orders
- Material movement
- Loading and unloading by hand when required
- Securing trailer loads
- Product identification
- Product labeling
- RF scanning
- WMS transactions
- Battery charging or fueling equipment
- Applying labels
- LPN verification
- Recording material movement
- Verifying product locations
- Recording production information
- Maintaining accurate inventory transactions
Communication
- Reporting product damage
- Reporting housekeeping concerns
- Reporting safety concerns
- Communicating with supervisors
- Communicating operational issues
- Maintaining professionalism
- Working with warehouse personnel
- Supporting teamwork
Safety
- Daily forklift inspections
- PPE compliance
- Food safety
- Reporting incidents
- Reporting hazards
- Housekeeping
- Safe equipment operation
- Participation in safety meetings
- Maintaining clean work areas
Skills
Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Ability to safely operate powered industrial trucks.
- Ability to perform warehouse work in a physically demanding environment.
Preferred
- Prior warehouse experience.
- Prior powered industrial truck experience.
- Experience using Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
- Experience operating multiple material handling equipment types.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Safe equipment operation
- Attention to detail
- Inventory accuracy
- Communication
- Dependability
- Time management
- Ability to follow procedures
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Basic computer skills
- Problem solving
- Customer focus
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
- Vacation
- Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life AD&D
- Long Term Disability
- Short Term Disability
- 401k with Employer matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Dependent Scholarship Opportunities
- Computer Reimbursement