Warehouse Forklift Driver

Location:

Emporia DC, 400 S Weaver St, Emporia, KS 66801, USA

Schedule: Rotating 12 hour shifts, 6pm-6am

Compensation: $19.15

• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Operates a lift truck by driving backwards and twisting to be able to look in the direction of travel on a continual basis.
• Operates a lift truck throughout the shift.
• Performs routine inspections and preventative maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning or recharging batteries, and refers defects or repairs to supervisor/maintenance.
• Moves controls to drive lift trucks and transport materials between loading, unloading, processing, and storage areas.
• Moves 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.
• Positions lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secures material or products for transport to designated areas.
• Manually loads or unloads materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, or lifting devices.
• Reliable attendance for scheduled shifts.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or needed.
• Receiving –
  • Unloads products from tractor-trailers and rail containers (manually and with equipment).
  • Verifies product received is identified and counted accurately.
  • Inspects condition of received product and removes damaged or non-conforming products.
  • Scans pallet barcode using RF equipment.
  • Moves and places product safely and securely in its proper storage location using heavy equipment.
• Stager/Order Picker –
  • Receives and evaluates printed order for order selection and preparation requirements.
  • Fills orders by accurately picking product from storage areas utilizing pre-determined product stacking guidelines.
  • Uses scanning device and computer as needed to ensure order accuracy.
  • Corrects shortages, over-counts and incorrect batch codes as needed.
• Truck Loaders –
  • Moves products from staging areas and/or directly from storage into trailer.
  • Inspects trucks for quality and sanitary requirements.
  • Verifies markings, trailer numbers, and shipping documents.
  • Fills truck using designated loading patterns and guidelines.
  • Properly secures the load for travel.

• Attendance – Ability to work required schedule and arrive on time; willingness to work voluntary/mandatory overtime during busy seasons.
• Communication – Ability to effectively communicate (in writing and verbally) in a courteous and professional manner with others; understand and follow verbal and written instruction.
• Mathematics – Ability to perform basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Language – Ability to read and write routine reports and correspondence; identify and compare letters and numbers; interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Diversity Oriented – Ability to work effectively with people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Relationship Building – Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, co‑workers and management.
• Productivity – Ability to maintain a level of production that meets or exceeds the established guidelines; work independently without interruptions.
• Paperwork – Completion – Ability to complete necessary paperwork neatly and accurately and according to established guidelines; properly count, document or scan units as needed.
• Paperwork – Verification – Ability to verify paperwork necessary to ensure customer receives correct product; inspect condition of product received and going out to ensure quality; complete evaluations on progress of team members.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing a task; direct others and delegate tasks.
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

• Education:
  
  High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
• Experience:
  
  One (1) to two (2) years of related experience in a warehouse environment.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic scanner technology.
• Certificates & Licenses:
  Valid State Driver’s License;
  Forklift Certification preferred.

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