Freight, Stock and Material Movers - Brookhaven, MS

Freight, Stock, and Material Movers

Manually receive, move freight, stock, or other materials and perform other general labor.

Essential Functions

• Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers, and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.

• Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.

• Sort cargo before loading and unloading.

• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.

• Stack cargo in locations such as transit sheds or in holds of ships as directed, using pallets or cargo boards.

• Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.

• Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected.

• Wash out cargo containers or storage areas.

• Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers.

• Carry needed tools or supplies from storage or trucks and return them after use.

Position Qualifications

• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.

• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.

• Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.

• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one's conduct.

Skills & Abilities

Education: Less than high school education

Experience: None

Computer Skills:

Certifications & Licenses:

Other Requirements:

Physical Demands

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Physical Demands Stand - C Lift/Carry 10 lbs or less - C Walk - F Lift/Carry 11-20 lbs - C Sit - O Lift/Carry 21-50 lbs - F Manually Manipulate - F Lift/Carry 51-100 lbs - F Reach Outward - F Lift/Carry Over 100 lbs - O Reach Above Shoulder - F Climb Squat or Kneel - O Push/Pull - 12 lbs or less - C Bend O Lift/Carry 13-25 lbs - C Grasp - F Lift/Carry 26-40 lbs - F Speak - F Lift/Carry 41-100 lbs - O