Rolling Equipment; Forklift) Operator - Returns

Job Details Posting Details

• Posted on September 1, 2026

Showing 1 location Orange, VA 22960, USA
Shared Services
Full-Time

Requisition #: ROLLI
003494

Come join our team!

• $1,000 Retention Bonus (after 1 year)
• Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan
• Competitive Benefits

MPS, a division of Macmillan Publishers, a leading US publisher of Trade and Academic titles, has a job opening for a Rolling Equipment (Forklift) Operator - Returns in our Orange, VA facility. MPS provides back office support, warehousing, and, fulfillment for Macmillan US, and is their primary distribution facility for North America. For more information on the company, visit us on Facebook at MPS, a division of Macmillan Publishers.

Description

The employee must operate all equipment to include Pacer, Turret Truck, Order Picker, and Walkie/Rider, and work at elevations of 35 feet wearing Personal Protective Equipment – Safety Harness. This job requires computer knowledge of WMS. Required to work in other areas and other locations as assigned based on workload.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

OSHA 29 CFR Subpart N – Materials Handling and Storage -

Employee Must Complete Certification:

• Attend classroom training and successfully complete a written test
• Types of Accidents
• Safety Procedures during all aspects of operating equipment
• Discussion on equipment capacity, load center, and center of gravity
• Equipment classifications
  • Successfully complete hands-on training with a certified Forklift Instructor – Employee must be certified to operate any piece of equipment
• Equipment:
  Turret Truck, Order Picker, Pacer, Reach Truck, and Walkie Rider
• Picking up a load
• Traveling with a load
• Stacking & Dropping a load
• Loading & Unloading trailers
• Demonstrating safe operating procedures and control of equipment
  • Preview a 20 minute film on Forklift Safety
  • Receive a copy of An Operator Training Program – Forklift Safety Handbook
  • Successfully complete hands-on training with Sled to remove & install a battery
  • Wear a full body harness to work at elevations of 30’
• Harness replaced every 5 years
  • Harness to be replaced immediately following a slip or fall
  • Proper way to wear all PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) required for certification and safety
  • Location and use of Eye Wash Stand

General Duties:

• Unloads inbound shipments and moves product to assigned staging area safely.
• Stacks and stores the merchandise in the appropriate location efficiently.
• Puts processed returns in the correct rack location according to the transaction instructions.
• Uses WMS (Warehouse Management System) to record moves and transfers of stock.
• Moves product from staging and/or storage areas to processing areas efficiently.
• Keeps appropriate records and reports to guarantee tight inventory control and security are maintained.
• Ensures proper carton labels and pallet ’s are generated and affixed.
• Reviews receipt BOLs for accuracy before signing.
• Reviews Return Authorization file for inbound Collect Shipments.
• Accurately separates strip covers from book shipment.
• Properly enters Key Record receipt information into WMS for accurate tracking of materials through Processing.
• Ensures that good pallets are properly handled and stored. Damaged pallets are separated from good pallets and placed on pallet trailer.
• Delivers receipts to processing stations in a timely manner and ensures even distribution of work.
• Remove and replace Gaylords (large corrugation box) of destroy from processing.
• Ensure all loose cardboard and waste material is properly disposed.
• Pulls product for stock transfers to other warehouses.
• Pulls product for customer orders.
• Resupplies corrugate stock at forward rack locations.
• Operates the stretch…