Warehouse Forklift Operator, Non-Refrigerated - Lakeland

Warehouse Forklift Operator

Simply put, our Warehouse Forklift Operators are masters of skillfully maneuvering industrial powered equipment. Join the team and use your skills to help Publix Distribution maintain a smooth, safe, and orderly process when moving product within Publix’s warehouses. They maneuver powered industrial equipment to move cases and pallets and put them into their assigned slots in the warehouse. They move product from the receiving dock to reserve locations.

As pick locations are emptied by Warehouse Selectors, the operators replenish them, pulling product from reserve locations. The operators take care to rotate inventory using the most dated inventory first. They help maintain a clean warehouse and sweep out empty slots. Occasionally they fill in for Warehouse Selectors and other positions, as business needs demand. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

• At least 18 years old.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and extended periods of time.
• Successfully complete a Work Attitude Survey.
• Obtain certification in pallet truck and forklift operations on or before start date.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 67 pounds.
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and twist.
• Ability to operate a pallet truck or forklift without any part of body exposed outside of the operator compartment.
• Ability to stack product of varying weights.
• Ability to work under strict time requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and identify and verify numbers.
• Ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost.
• Opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately‑held stock.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Group health, dental and vision plans.
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria.

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check.

In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.