Forklift Materials Handler

Salary: $15.31

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. One weekend a month.

Responsibilities

• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Receives items for shipment, inspects visually for identity, quantity, and condition. Checks for obvious damage and segregates items requiring special handling.
• Opens containers as directed by work instructions or supervisor.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks and shelves by hand or with forklift or other handling equipment.
• Loads materials into carrier vehicles and installs loading tools to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Completes receiving and shipping documents accurately and completely via ProTrans specifications.
• Completes receiving and shipping activities with use of mobile scanner.
• Identifies all shipments by proper marking and labeling, including special handling instructions.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Conducts safety and equipment checks daily.
• Operates machinery such as banding, taping, and sealing.
• Follows all safety procedures. Actively works to improve individual and center safety record.
• Provides ideas or feedback to identify continual improvement initiatives to enhance the performance of the position, team, and company.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and write in English is required. Bilingual English/Spanish is desired in some centers.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Able to use scanning equipment.
• Must pass the Protrans Forklift Performance Test.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and talk.
• Must be able to use both feet and legs when operating a forklift as well as both hands and arms.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Must be able to hear other forklifts, individuals that may be nearby, and common environmental noises at all times.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to extreme outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.