Equipment Operator (Yard Focus)

Equipment Operator (Yard Focus)

FSLA Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Pay Rate: $21.00/hr

About Us

At Best Choice Products, our mission is to develop the world's best-selling products inspired by real people. For over 20 years, our e-commerce retail brand has been committed to developing products for families everywhere. Our diverse catalog includes outdoor living, lawn & garden essentials, toys & games, home furniture, and even seasonal decor. As we like to say, there's something for everyone in the family! Our success is best defined by a collaborative culture full of inspired minds and a willingness to contribute new ideas. Some of our most rewarding moments include being part of the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America and a Top Workplace (2022) by the Orange County Register! Please visit our website for more information.

Scope of the Role

The Equipment Operator (Yard Focus) is responsible for assisting with overall warehouse operations including but not limited to transporting, loading, unloading, and stacking products to/from pallets, floors, or racks. This role is also responsible for assisting with inspecting containers, managing equipment, and ensuring the safe and smooth maneuvering of all trailers. Operating the equipment includes but not limited to managing physical and mechanical condition of the equipment, through daily and weekly inspections and providing basic maintenance.

Reporting Structure

The Equipment Operator (Yard Focus) is a member of the Fulfillment Center team and reports to the Fulfillment Center Supervisor/Manager. This position also partners with cross-functional team members across the organization.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Load, unload, and stack merchandise onto or from pallets, floor, or racks primarily utilizing Material Handling Equipment, but can also require manual movement as needed.
• Separate merchandise for shipment to warehouse location or according to management's instructions.
• Maintain integrity of products through proper handling.
• Affix appropriate labels to pallet or carton.
• Apply shrink-wrap to pallets of merchandise.
• Transport merchandise to storage locations from receiving.
• Pick products as needed.
• Relocate the product to additional locations as needed.
• Transport merchandise directly to shipping as needed.
• Use a scanner to process merchandise for accurate inventory and location tracking.
• Follow company policies and procedures and maintain a safe work environment.
• Organize tractor trailers within space and to ensure trucks and trailers are ready for unloading, loading, and transport.
• Perform the weekly and daily inspection of the equipment assigned for the week by following the check list provided.
• Perform the basic maintenance of the equipment.
• Move containers to and from the warehouse doors/docks and the parking spots at the yard or in the warehouses. Open and close the container doors when at the docks.
• Support the reach stacker operator on chassis swap for over the road dispatches.
• Make the necessary movements of equipment within the yard/warehouses as instructed by Supervisors (or Manager) to organize the facility
• Plug and unplug containers from their parking spot when necessary
• Keep track of the movements performed with the equipment.
• Keep track of the fuel requirements of the equipment.
• Comply with any additional task assigned by the Operation Superintendent and/or Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Required Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1+ years' experience required in a similar role in the warehouse environment.
• Required experience in operating a Forklift and/or pallet jack (active certification is a plus).
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and written.
• Ability to sufficiently read and comprehend freight instructions.
• Possess basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to safely operate pallet jack.
• Ability to safely operate a yard jockey (tractor).
• Excellent attendance required; must be able to work on a regular and predictable basis or as scheduled due to changes in the business needs and/or during peak season.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions and temperature variation.
• Ability to stand on your feet frequently for long periods of time and walk the fulfillment center and around area (1012-hour shifts may be needed per the business needs).
• Clean driving record required.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds on a continual basis.