Warehouse Worker - Forklift Operator - 2nd Shift

Penske Logistics is looking for Forklift Operators to join our excellent team in Georgetown, Kentucky! The ideal candidate will be an experienced forklift operator familiar with operating sit downs, stand ups, reach trucks, clamp trucks, or cherry pickers to move, load, locate, unload, relocate, stack, and count merchandise within the warehouse environment. This role requires a high level of attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to workplace safety.

This is a great opportunity for individuals who are safety conscious and have a pleasant, outgoing attitude who want to excel in a warehouse environment.

We take pride in offering a competitive wage and great benefits.

• Base Rate: $21.11
• Shift Differential: $1.00
• Total Pay: $22.11 per hour

• Monday - Friday, 5:45pm - 2:00am
• Mandatory Overtime & Occasional Saturdays

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Associate Referral Program

• Operate sit down counterbalance forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment as needed.
• Read work orders or receive instructions to determine work assignments and equipment needs.
• Load and unload trailers; move materials within the warehouse.
• Accurately match numbers & letters.
• Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system.
• Accurately stage and sort products for loading.
• Open and close dock doors.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Sort and place parts in racks or other designated areas.
• Stack pallets, bins, totes, etc.
• Comply with all safety requirements.
• Shrink wrap, box, label as required.
• Counterbalance, clamp truck, reach truck, or cherry picker experience highly preferred.
• No prior warehouse experience required but highly preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Proficient reading skills and ability to follow directions required.
• Ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexible, excellent with numbers and time management skills required.
• Flexible to work overtime preferred.
• Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions required.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to work the required schedule, work at the specific location required.
• Complete a Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education and criminal history) and drug screening required.

• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines, or other information. The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.