Warehouse Forklift​/Cherry Picker - Roselle, IL - 2nd Shift

Overview

Position: Warehouse Forklift / Cherry Picker Operator

Location: Roselle, IL

Shift

Hours:

3:30PM to Midnight, Monday through Friday

Hourly Pay Rate: $17.00 + $1.50 (2nd shift pay)

Scholastic Book Fairs, in partnership with schools across the country, hosts more than 100,000 book-sale events that give more than 35 million students and their families access to thousands of affordable and educational products, helping foster a lifelong love of reading.

Associates with the title of Power Equipment Operator must demonstrate proficiency and meet all productivity and quality requirements of the following duties and responsibilities.

• Operate battery-operated and/or gas-powered equipment (other than motorized pallet jacks) to transport product to and from inventory storage locations within the facility. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, forklifts, stock pickers, Wave Work-Assist vehicles, sit-down and stand-up counterbalanced trucks, reach trucks, etc.
• Follow all power equipment rules and regulations, including any regulatory agency policies, to include OSHA.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE), including lanyards and harnesses when operating order/stock pickers.
• Follow all facility safety rules and regulations at all times.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform all scanner functions necessary for the position (e.g., cycle-counts, replenishment, item inquiry, inventory put away).
• Ensure all product is stacked neatly and safely when moved via power equipment and when stored in rack or staging locations.
• Maintain accuracy of all inventory movement at all times.
• Inspect and perform or assist in equipment maintenance as required; report unsafe conditions to management.
• Handle merchandise carefully to avoid damage, bending, or tearing.
• Participate in physical inventory and warehouse sale events as needed.
• Meet minimum required production, accuracy, or quality standards for the work performed.
• Assist in processing returned book fairs (unpacking metal cases, boxes, and displays with book and non-book product) according to corporate process and procedure and meeting productivity and quality standards.
• Assist in picking and packing of customer reorders when necessary.
• Keep work area neat, clean, safe, and organized at all times.
• Perform seasonal inventory production-line resets independently or with others as applicable.
• Assist in loading and unloading of trucks when applicable; may require or not require mechanical devices.
• Utilize warehouse equipment and tools to increase productivity, efficiency, and safety; report unsafe conditions, damaged equipment or injury immediately.
• Use proper lifting, packing, and handling techniques for heavy objects.
• Accurately and timely complete Labor Data Collection Cards according to company standards.
• Maintain attendance and punctuality as required by the assigned work schedule and company standards.
• Maintain a courteous and positive relationship with all co-workers and customers.
• Comply with drug and alcohol policy.
• Any and all additional duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED certificate preferred.
• Must be trained and licensed to operate power equipment.
• For non-internal promotions, candidates must have a minimum 1 year power equipment operation experience.
• Requires satisfactory completion of a forklift training program.
• Ability to demonstrate basic product scanner proficiency with minimal errors.
• Strong team player with good verbal/written communication and basic math skills; ability to read safety rules and operating instructions in English.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

• Must be able to lift boxes up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Must stand, reach, squat, bend, kneel as necessary; may be required to work in non-air conditioned environments.
• Must be able to complete training and become certified to operate the assigned powered industrial equipment and maintain certification.
• Must be drug-free and participate in or pass initial and future random drug screens.
• Must be able to wear PPE as required for tasks.

Time Type:
Full time

Job Type: Regular Seasonal

Job Family Group:
Distrib & Matls Mgmt

Location Region/State:
Illinois

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. All personnel actions shall be administered without discrimination.

(EEO poster and policy statements are available.)