Warehouse Forklift Driver - Evening

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 2pm-10:30pm

Compensation: $22.50 per hour + $1 Shift Differential

• Operate a lift truck by driving backwards and twisting to look in the direction of travel on a continual basis.
• Operate a lift truck all shift.
• Perform routine inspections on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning or recharging batteries, and refer defects or repairs to supervisor/maintenance.
• Move controls to drive battery‑powered lift trucks and transport materials between loading, unloading, processing, and storage areas.
• Move 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.
• Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
• Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, or lifting devices.
• Reliable attendance at scheduled shifts.
• Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Perform all other duties as assigned or needed.

• Unload products from inbound carriers.
• Verify that the product received is identified and counted accurately.
• Inspect condition of all received product.
• Move and place product safely and securely in its proper storage location.

• Receive and read preload orders.
• Fill orders by accurately picking product from storage and staging that product on a spot utilizing stacking guideline.
• Inspect and load trucks and arrange the products within the cube of the trailer according to recommended loading practices and guidelines.
• Use scanning device and computer as needed to perform tasks.

• Inspect trailers before loading products.
• Count units on preload spot and compare with shipping documents.
• Move products from the preload spot, and directly from storage when required, into the trailer.
• Arrange the products within the cube of the trailer according to recommended loading practices and guidelines.
• Properly secure the load for travel.

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

• Education:
  
  High School Graduate or General Education Diploma (GED) preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Two (2) years related experience in warehouse or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic computer or tablet skills; hand‑held radio.
• Certificates & Licenses:
  Forklift Certification preferred; valid driver’s license.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.