Freight Handler - 1st Shift

- Starting Pay: $19.50/hour (with scheduled increases, earn up to $23.50/hour after 3 years!)

- Operate forklift to load and unload freight from dry van trailers

- Secure and unblock freight in back of trailers using nail guns, wooden blocks, and pry bars

- Use scanners to update tracking in system

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
  - Company Paid!
• Short Term Disability
  - Company Paid!
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• 401k
  - Company Match Available!
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays

Cheeseman Transport is a family-oriented transportation company known for safely moving freight with unusual characteristics. We provide LTL, Truckload, Expedited, Dedicated, and Warehousing services for businesses throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Our culture is built on four core values:
Family First, Safety, Flexibility, and Sustainability
. We invest in our people through reliable equipment, strong benefits, and a work environment where employees are respected and supported. Many of our team members build long-term careers here because we focus on safety, consistency, and doing the right thing for our drivers, mechanics, handlers, and office staff. Our goal is simple: create business relationships that are safe, enjoyable, and rewarding for everyone we work with.

Candidates should be 18 years old and should have the ability to read bills of lading, physically transfer and secure cargo, be willing to work all shifts (if needed), and in a fast paced work environment. Compensation will be based on overall experience. Forklift experience is a plus.