Warehouse Forklift Operator - Weekend Day Shift

Overview

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision, impacting businesses and communities around the world.

You will report to a Supervisor and move product throughout the site, operating an order/cherry picker, reach truck, sit‑down forklift, or other heavy material handling equipment. The position requires working Friday‑Sunday, 12:00 PM‑12:30 AM, with pay of $22.97 per hour plus a $1.00 shift differential.

• Operate all three forklift types—order picker, reach truck, and sit‑down forklift—to load and unload trailers, pick orders, and move or store products throughout the warehouse.
• Verify and receive materials in inventory.
• Palletize and shrink‑wrap products as needed.
• Conduct pre‑operation and post‑operation equipment checks.
• Follow health and safety policies that comply with company and OSHA regulations.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned.
• Complete tasks in freezer and cold‑storage areas as part of daily responsibilities.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent experience operating all three forklift types—order picker, reach truck, and sit‑down forklift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Availability to work overtime or weekends.
• Ability to walk or stand for extended periods of time.

We provide competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental coverage, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a vibrant global work environment.

Kuehne+Nagel participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I‑9.

Kuehne+Nagel is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful retaliation. Kuehne+Nagel strictly prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religious creed or belief, physical or mental disability, marital or familial status, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship status, and protected activity.

Kuehne+Nagel will also make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees, including accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth, and for sincerely held religious beliefs of applicants and employees as circumstances allow unless such accommodation would create an undue hardship.