Rolling Equipment Op.; Special Projects

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• Posted on September 1, 2026

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Gordonsville, VA , USA

• On-site
• Shared Services
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: ROLLI
  003436

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 Publishing, a leading US publisher of Trade and Academic titles, has a job opening for a Rolling Equipment (Forklift) Operator in our Special Projects Department at our Gordonsville facility. MPS provides back office support, warehousing, and, fulfillment for Macmillan US, and is their primary distribution facility for North America.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for operating all rolling equipment to move, locate, relocate, pick, and stack product. Accurately counts product; ensuring product is free of damage for inbound and outbound shipments and assuring all paperwork, labeling, and addressing of orders to correspond to in house and customer specifications or other requirements. The rolling equipment operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operating of all the equipment;

performing other duties as needed.

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

• Picks cartons and loose stock from back-up rack locations and moves product to assigned staging areas for replenishment to forward pick locations and full case/pallet picks to proper staging areas.
• Places labels on cartons properly oriented for system scanners.
• Loads cartons on conveyor and/or drop zone.
• Places product in designated picking locations.
• Places full pallet and partial pallet picks in designated areas.
• Assists in unloading in bound freight and stages in proper staging areas.
• Assists in loading outbound trucks.
• Counts to make sure inbound and outbound freight has correct full pallet, case quantities.
• Inspects cartons/pallets for damage.
• Prepares product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded for shipment.
• Ensures that receipts/orders are complete and counts verified.
• Uses various devices for picking (scanners and Pick-To-Voice).
• Inspects all books for damage and corrects quantity that is rejected at the QC scale.
• Inspects and packs special orders.
• Maintains various quality control reports that monitor picking accuracy by picker.
• Returns overpicks and mispicks to the Pick Module.
• Keeps lead or supervisor advised of any shortages, problems, and incorrect labels/markings.
• Packs books/components in cartons using various dunnage materials to eliminate damage in transit.
• Ensures that all work instructions are followed exactly and updates the lead or supervisor when completed.
• Uses computer systems and instructions to return product to inventory.
• Ensures the accuracy of all receipt/shipping documents.
• Ensures the receipt/shipping counts match all documents and bill of ladings.
• Assists in resolving any discrepancies.
• Assists in cycle counting.
• Retrieves books from Pick Module and rack storage to complete order.
• Puts away stock in assigned locations.
• Unloads trucks with rolling equipment.
• Stages stock in assigned P&D locations, full case picks to assigned P&D location using equipment and doing it physically.
• Removes plastic covering from skids/pallets of books using a box cutter.
• Restacks pallets of books from one pallet to another.
• Uses WMS to record moves and transfers stock.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Assists in maintaining security of the warehouse.
• Conducts operations in a manner which promotes safety.
• Enforces established safety, health, and housekeeping policies and procedures in order to minimize injuries, loss of production time, and damage.
• Conforms to all company policies and procedures (Employee…