Warehouse Forklift Driver - Weekend Nights

Job Category: Warehouse

Requisition Number: WAREH
002312

Schedule: Fri-Mon 5pm-3:30am

Rate: $21 USD per hour

Location: Commerce, GA 30529, USA

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• All Material Handlers
  • Operate a lift truck by driving backwards and twisting to keep visual focus in the direction of travel.
  • Operate a lift truck all shift.
  • Perform routine inspections and preventative maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning or recharging batteries, and refer defects or repairs to supervisor/maintenance.
  • Move controls to drive battery‑powered lift trucks and transport materials between loading, unloading, processing, and storage areas.
  • Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel‑hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material.
  • Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
  • Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, or lifting devices.
  • Maintain reliable attendance at scheduled shifts.
  • Perform all duties in conformance with safety and security standards.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned or needed.
• Unloader
  • Unload products from inbound carriers (truck and rail cars).
  • Verify that the product received is identified and counted accurately.
  • Inspect condition of all received product.
  • Move and place product safely and securely in its proper storage location.
• Preloader
  • Receive and read preload orders.
  • Fill orders by accurately picking product from storage and staging that product on a spot utilizing stacking guidelines.
  • Inspect and load trucks and arrange the products with the cube of the trailer according to recommended loading practices and guidelines.
  • Use scanning device and computer as needed to perform tasks.
  • Check printout for shortages, over‑counts and incorrect model numbers.
  • Correct shortages, over‑counts and incorrect models where possible.
• Truck Loader
  • Inspect trailers before loading products.
  • Count units on preload spot and compare with shipping documents.
  • Move products from the preload spot, and directly from storage when required, into the trailer.
  • Arrange the products within the cube of the trailer according to recommended loading practices and guidelines.
  • Secure the load properly for travel.

• Attendance:
  Ability to work required schedule and arrive on time; willingness to work overtime during busy seasons.
• Communication:
  Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally, understand instructions.
• Mathematics:
  Basic math skills for all units of measure, including rate, ratio, and percentage calculations.
• Language:
  Ability to identify and compare letters and numbers, read simple sentences, and interpret documents.
• Diversity Oriented:
  Work effectively with people of all backgrounds.
• Relationship Building:
  Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, co‑workers, and management.
• Productivity:
  Meet or exceed established production guidelines independently.
• Paperwork Completion & Verification:
  Accurately complete and verify necessary paperwork.
• Organized:
  Follow systematic methods for performing tasks.
• Accountability:
  Accept responsibility for actions.
• Accuracy:
  Perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability & Autonomy:
  Adapt to workplace changes and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Safety Awareness:
  Identify and correct safety‑related conditions.

• Education:
  
  High School Graduate or GED (preferred).
• Experience:
  
  One to two years related experience.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic scanner technology.
• Certificates & Licenses:
  Valid State Driver’s License;
  Forklift Certification preferred.

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