Forklift Operator

Warehouse Forklift Driver

Warehouse Forklift Drivers are individual contributors responsible for following established procedures and guidelines while operating a forklift with utmost care to ensure efficiency and safety. They operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries, moving items to and from storage areas, machines, loading docks, vans, trucks, or storage facilities. This role assists in receiving, handling, stocking, storing, recording, and dispatching goods in a warehouse or distribution center.

Will operate a cherry picker. Main duties include picking items and transporting them to the packing area. May be asked to drive a reach truck.

Primary position assigned, but must be willing to perform different tasks each day as required, such as sorting, loading, picking, packing, receiving, putting away, etc.

Manager seeking someone with around 2 years of previous warehouse experience.

While this candidate may not operate a forklift, there is a lot of forklift traffic in the warehouse, which can be noisy at times.

Must be open to working all aspects of the warehouse as listed above.

Basic computer skills or RF scanner experience needed.

Good attendance and a strong work ethic are essential for success in this role.

May lift up to 50 lbs on occasion.

Warehouse is not temperature controlled, which can result in hot conditions during summer.

Steel-toe shoes are required.

Safely and properly operate warehouse equipment to complete tasks (e.g., forklifts, cherry-picking lifts, pallet jacks, or other warehouse machinery).

Complete equipment logs and daily forklift inspection forms before and after each shift.

Ensure the maintenance of company forklifts by keeping all moving parts well lubricated; ensure forklift gauges function properly and equipment is charged or fueled, and fluid levels are adequate for operation.

Unload materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles; receive and put away incoming goods and merchandise; unpack bales, crates, and other containers; check for damage and discrepancies between goods and invoices; may install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit from truck to warehouse and/or shelving.

Load trucks for customer delivery; may install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit; check for damage and discrepancies between goods and shipping work orders.

Complete shipments by processing and loading orders; read production schedules, customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.

Prepare, pick, pack, and dispatch outgoing goods and merchandise according to written or verbal requests or work orders; use pick sheets in various formats (paper or electronic) to locate items within the warehouse; remove products from warehouse shelves and place them on pallets, using a pallet jack or forklift, following stacking policies to prevent product damage; verify product and quantity accuracy.

Weigh or count items for distribution within the warehouse to ensure conformance to company standards.

Assist in inventory level maintenance and inventory counts.

Follow warehouse safety regulations.

Perform other duties as assigned.